Hamzat Moves To Make Quality Healthcare Accessible To Vulnerable

Deputy Governor of Lagos State and All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the 2027 general election in the state, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, has donated N80 million to St Agnes Medical Centre, Maryland, Lagos, to make quality healthcare accessible to the vulnerable in the state.

The donation was announced by the Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Hon. Dayo Bush-Alebiosu, who represented Hamzat at the 2026 Thanksgiving and Bazaar of St Agnes Catholic Church, Maryland, where he also served as Chairman of the occasion.

At the event, themed “Harvest of Grace and Gratitude,” Hamzat described the annual Thanksgiving and Bazaar as more than a religious gathering, noting that it represents a celebration of faith, gratitude, fellowship, and community, while providing an opportunity to mobilise resources for projects that improve people’s lives.

He said this year’s edition was particularly significant because the parish dedicated its fundraising efforts to supporting the development of a new medical centre and providing the equipment required to strengthen healthcare delivery.

“The N80 million donation will support the provision of medical equipment, including an Intensive Care Unit (ICU), as the facility prepares to expand its services to the wider community,” he said.

The announcement drew excitement among parishioners, who welcomed the contribution towards making the medical centre fully operational.

He explained that the medical centre grew out of a modest parish clinic established in 1996. Its development reflects the Catholic community’s efforts to expand access to healthcare within Maryland and surrounding areas.

It was gathered that, although the facility has been constructed, completed, and blessed, with skeletal services already in operation, it requires additional medical equipment and staffing to become fully operational.

Its facilities include an eye care unit, a diagnostic and monitoring unit, a maternal and child health centre, wards, consulting rooms, a rehabilitation unit, and an emergency response unit.

The planned multiple-bed ICU is expected to provide critical care services to residents of Maryland, Anthony, Ikeja, Ojota and neighbouring communities. It is also expected to reduce the need to transfer critically ill patients to distant hospitals, helping to address delays that can be costly in emergency situations.