Governor Fashola Sends Father Abroad For Medical Treatment

Ademola Fashola, the father of Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, has been flown to the United States for medical attention for an undisclosed ailment, as the crisis rocking the health sector in the state continues.

The governor's father was said to be accompanied by two doctors from the state, one of who is the Medical Director of Ebute-Metta Health Centre, F. O. Williams.

The governor, on Monday, sacked 788 striking doctors following their failure to respond to queries issued to them to defend the strike action.

The doctors had gone on a three-day warning strike to press for the full implementation of an agreement reached with the state government over an improved salary structure called CONMESS.

A senior official of the state government, who did not want his name published, confirmed that the elder Fashola had been evacuated from the country before the strike.

One of the affected doctors, who also did not want his name published, claimed that the governor once stated, during one of their negotiations, "that he has no need for public hospitals".

"Fashola told us that he doesn't use facilities in state hospitals and that whatever project he carries out there is not for himself," he said.

"Tinubu told us that if his mother fell ill, he could afford to fly her outside the country and even pay the bills if all residents visited private hospitals," he added.

These are the kind of leaders we all voted for to lead us abi?

- Daily Times