The Ohinoyi of Ebira land, Alh Ado Ibrahim, says Kogi state government got it right in appointing Prof Solomon Avidime as the pioneer Chief Medical Director of Reference Hospital Okene.
The respected monarch said Avidime is a square peg on the square hole.
Speaking when he and other traditional rulers of Ebira land played host to the newly appointed CMD in his palace on Tuesday, Ohinoyi promised to give all support necessary of him to make the hospital a success and prayed that the new medical facility won’t fail but record ground breaking success in delivering adequate medical needs to the people of Ebira land and the large number of people who will be coming from far and near to take advantage of the world class facilities in the hospital.
He expressed gratitude to the Governor of Kogi State, Gov. Yahaya Bello for bringing a state of art medical facilities to Ebira land and also reiterated that the new CMD is a gift to Ebira land to be a pioneer head of the medical facility.
He stated that Prof Solomon Avidime comes from a well known family background in Ebira land and has distinguished himself in the world of medicine with remarkable professional achievements.
The traditional rulers expressed their joy for having a world-class hospital sitting in their soil and having their own industrious son as pioneer CMD of the hospital.
While responding, the CMD, Prof Avidime noted that good things have been recorded during the reign of Alh Ado Ibrahim, and Okene Reference hospital sitting beside his palace is one that will attract lots of medical tourists to the land.
He promised to bring his wealth of experience in medicine and administration to deliver the best medical care for the people of Ebira land and the world in general.
Prof. Avidime, who was in the Ohinoyi palace to pay a courtesy visit was accompanied by Dr. Babalola, a consultant paediatrician with state ministry of health on secondment to Reference Hospital Okene, Dr Yahaya Ibrahim Oniwon, a senior medical practitioner bases in Minna, Niger state and the Matron Reference hospital Okene Rosemary Ugorji.
Others are stakeholders like Alh Kashim Ihima, Hon Amoka Zubair and the chairman of APC, Okene LGA Hon Yakubu Gowon.
Earlier on Monday 14th August, 2023, the hospital officially recommence operations and several patients were recieved and adequately attended to having two emergency and over 78 other patients on the first day.
