…describes him as a builder of men, compassionate leader
The Personal Physician to the Kogi state governor, Abdulazeez A. A., has described his principal, Governor Yahaya Bello as a builder of men and a compassionate leader who has made huge investments and allowed everyone to excel in their respective calling.
He made this known in a special message to the state governor as the New Direction government under the leadership of Governor Bello prepares for transition on Saturday, 27th January.
The medical practitioner thanked the governor for supporting and believing in him and tolerating his weaknesses while he also appreciated his family, wife and children who struggled to cope with his absence most times.
Dr. Azeez also used the medium to thank the Governor for allowing him grow tremendously in several capacity noting that it only take a “builder conscious” leader to fast track their subordinates’ growth.
Read the full tribute below:
Governor Yahaya Bello (GYB), a builder of men and compassionate leader.
On the 27th of January 2024 I shall join my priceless principal in stepping aside. I shall be stepping aside as the personal physician to the Executive Governor of Kogi state (H.E Alh. Yahaya Bello, CON), having served him for eight(8) years.
In 2016 as a young single and proud medical doctor, an obstetrics & gynecology trainee at the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, Abuja whose focus was to become a consultant OBGYN in about 5years time, I was called by my principal to join him Lugard house Lokoja. Eight years later, many of my classmates(uniJos class of 2003) and colleagues are now specialist consultants in various disciplines of medicine, others are excelling within the profession and even outside medical practice.
For me, having been called surprisingly by GYB to serve as his personal doctor in April 2016 without any prior anticipation of such.
Despite striving to perform my primary and official responsibilities Allah has been merciful and kind to me in various instances;
- Got married to my darling wife and blessed with two lovely children.
- Masters in international affairs and diplomacy (MIAD), ABU Zaria.
- Masters in public health (MPH in-view), ABU Zaria.
- Hyperbaric physician: Achieved following an educational course on Hyperbaric team training, United States of America and became a member of the US Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (MUHM). Then, a compulsory hospital based training on hyperbaric medicine in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
THE CERTIFICATES;
- A certificate course (on improving global health) with Harvard university- (edX)
- Certificate course on “Health Economics and Policy” from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LSE)
- Certificate course on “Modeling Cost Effectiveness in Healthcare” from the LSE.
- Completed a certificate course on “economics of healthcare delivery” from unversity of Pensilvania- online, USA.
- BLS certification course with postgraduate institute of medicine course, Englewood- online, USA.
Then, became a Registered Member of the Nigeria Institute of Management -chartered (MNIM).
Thank you your Excellency GYB for supporting and believing in me and tolerating my weaknesses, to my wonderful family, my wife and my children who struggled to cope with my absence most times, thank you all.
Not forgetting my friends and colleagues, thank you.
My mummy who is definitely looking down and smiling, you shall be admitted in al-jannatu firdausi.
The quotes below kept me going;
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
“People begin to become successful the minute they decide to be.” – Harvey MacKay
“Personal development is a major time-saver, the better you become the less time it takes you to achieve your goals”. – Brian Tracy
Finally,
“Don’t wait for opportunity, create it” – George Bernard Shaw.
God bless Alh. Yahaya Bello and his family.
– Abdulazeez A. A. (MBBS, MIAD, MPH in-view, MNIM, MUHM, cert. HEP (LSE))
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