Former commissioner, Abisola Sodipo -Clark debunks non-commitment of ogun state government to rescue operation on Lagos- Ibadan expressway
The former Commissioner for Health in Ogun State Dr. Abisola Sodipo -Clark has debunked the allegation of non challant attitude of Ogun state government to rescue operation for accident victims along Lagos -Ibadan dual carriage way.
Penpushing reports that Sodipo- Clark debunked the allegation while reacting to questions from journalists who had approached her in Abeokuta on the claim that Lagos state government was the only one that has such a policy in place to address the issues.
The former commissioner who is a specialist in population medicine, commended the journalists for recalling the role she played in 1997 during the military era for the establishment of the Ogun state owned Gateway Accident Victims Emergency Service (GAVES)
Penpushing further reports that Sodipo-Clark a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) emphasised that the provision of fully equipped ambulances at the specially designed location by the Sagamu interchange was not to service only Lagos -Ibadan Road but other roads within the area.
The medical practitioner stressed that her experience as a World Health Organisation (WHO) Fellow and United States Agency for International Development(USAID) staff influenced the initiative, which had saved many accident victims in the past.
Penpushing reports that she recalled that a team from Lagos state government came to Ogun state to study the system before replicating same and expressed surprise that none of the ambulances got to the scene as early as possible.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Fellow speaking on her area of specialisation, which is Population Medicine confirmed that it is under preventive medicine, taking into consideration a lot of issues on man and well-being.
Penpushing further reports that she is of the opinion that the unfortunate incident of the fatal accident involving the world boxing champion, Anthony Joshus and his friends who lost their lives should serve as a general challenge to the nation with the plan to have a more strategic approach to prevention and rescue operations.
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