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  • Adeleke’s death: LAUTECH CMD cleared

    The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has exonerated the Chief Medical Director of Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital (LAUTECH-TH), Prof. Akeem Lasisi, of professional misconduct and medical malpractices.

    The allegations were levelled against him by the family of the late Senator Isiaka Adeleke.

    MDCN said: “The panel set up to investigate the circumstances surrounding Senator Isiaka Adeleke’s death has come to a conclusion on the matter. The panel did not establish prima facie case of misconduct in a professional respect against Prof. Akeem Lasisi.”

    The body of Adeleke, who died on April 23, 2017, was brought to LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Osogbo for autopsy.

    Following a controversy over the circumstances surrounding his death, a Coroner Inquest was set up by the Osun State government to investigate the causes of his death.

    The Coroner revealed that the first civilian governor of Osun State died of overdose.

    But not satisfied with the Coroner’s verdict, the deceased’s family sent a petition to MDCN, accusing Prof. Lasisi of gross professional misconduct and malpractice in the manner he issued the autopsy report.

    After the autopsy, it was learnt that a member of the deceased’s family, Mrs. Dupe Sanni, wrote a “Certificate of Honour” to the hospital, conveying the family’s satisfaction.

    The certificate reads: “On behalf of the Adeleke family, I, Mrs. Dupe Sanni, hereby certify that the family is satisfied and hereby confirms our confidence in the pathology examination conducted by the pathologist at LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Osogbo on Senator Isiaka Adeleke.”

    But in its letter dated 11th May, 2018, signed by the Secretary of the Investigation Panel, Dr. E. D. Abdu, MDCN said: “Following consideration of petition deposed to on oath by the family of the late Senator Adeleke and the counter-affidavit by the CMD, including autopsy report of the senator, the Council came to the conclusion that no case of misconduct in a professional respect has been established against Prof. Lasisi.”

    The hospital leadership has stated that all the ways to its services are in compliance with internationally-acceptable practice.

    A statement by spokesman Ayodele Adeyemo said: “The hospital will not deviate from medical ethos and ethics while it will constantly sustain credibility, which it has acquired over the years. The public are assured of continued patient-friendly services.”

     

  • Aregbesola signs Isiaka Adeleke inquest order

    Aregbesola signs Isiaka Adeleke inquest order

    Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola yesterday signed an executive order setting up a coroner’s inquest into the death of Senator Isiaka Adeleke under the Coroner Law, Cap. 32, Vol. I, Law of Osun, 2002.
    The governor also appointed Mr Olusegun Ayodele, a Magistrate, as the head of the inquest.
    He directed that the inquest be carried out in Osogbo, the state capital, within three weeks.
    Aregbesola said the inquest became necessary because of the suddenness and the circumstances surrounding the death he governor said a coroner’s inquest was a long established procedure dating back to the eighth century and was applied in the interest of the community to investigate sudden, natural and unexplained deaths.
    He said: “A sudden and an unexplained death of a person of high status must be investigated and documented.
    “Therefore, the status of our brother, the late Senator Isiaka Adeleke, the suddenness and the circumstances of his death, would propel a responsible government to set up an inquest to unravel the circumstances of his death.
    “History will not be kind to us as a government if we fail to do the inquest into the circumstances surrounding his death.
    “We must do this for historical purposes because it is in the general interest of the community and state to investigate any sudden or unnatural death of this nature.”
    The Solicitor General of Osun and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Mrs Abiola Adewemimo, said the circumstances and the suddenness of Adeleke’s death necessitated the coroner’s inquest.
    She said the inquest would ascertain the cause of death of the former governor, adding that the governor, by virtue of the Coroner Law, was empowered to order such inquest in the circumstance.
    Mrs Adewemimo said: “The state is still reeling in shock at the sudden demise of our dear Serubawon, the late Senator Isiaka Adeleke.
    “The circumstance and the suddenness of Adeleke’s death call for the setting up of an inquest to ascertain the cause of his death in the interest of our state.”

  • Cause of Adeleke’s death yet unknown, says family

    Cause of Adeleke’s death yet unknown, says family

    THE family of the late Senator Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke has said the cause of his death is yet to be determined.

    The late politician’s younger brother, Deji, yesterday at a news conference in Ede, Osun State, advised Nigerians to ignore “gossips” in the social media attributing Adeleke’s death to an injection overdose.

    He noted that it will take one to two weeks before the result of an autopsy conducted on the late Adeleke will be ready to determine the cause of his death.

    Saying that the Adeleke family is still grieving the loss, he advised his brother’s supporters to shun violence and maintain peace as a mark of honour to the memory of the deceased.

    He noted that the late Adeleke ought to have been buried earlier than Monday as a Muslim, but added that the family resolved to do the autopsy on him to know the cause of his death.

    According to him, the late senator was not a violent politician and, therefore, the youths should not engage in destructive activities on account of his name.

    He said: “My brother never encouraged thuggery or violence during his lifestyle. His death is painful and the family is still dreaming whether he is alive or not because our brother was not sick before his sudden death.

    “We have cried and cried but we cannot query God. However, we want to mourn our late brother in peace and not violence. I want to use this opportunity to appeal to the people to stop speculations and spreading rumours about the cause of his death.”

    He insisted that nobody could determine the cause of the death of his brother until autopsy result is out.

    Deji expressed appreciation to President Muhammad Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo , Senate President Bukola Saraki, Governor Ibikunle Amosun, Governor Isiaka Ajumobi, Governor Ayodele Fayose, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and former Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola, Aliko Dangote, former Ekiti State governor Niyi Adebayo, traditional rulers,  religious leaders, people of Osun state and the nation for sympathising with the family.

    Also yesterday, the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdul-Rashhed Adewale Akanbi, warned against spreading of rumour about the death of the late Adeleke.

    He described his sudden death as a personal loss to Iwo community.

    At a news conference in his palace in Iwo, the monarch said the demise of Adeleke threw the community into confusion as it is one loss too many.

    Visibly dazed over the incident, he hinted that the development was pathetic as it is a loss of one of his illustrious sons in the senatorial district.

    He said his closeness to the late senator afforded him an opportunity to know that he was generous to a fault.

    The monarch cautioned “disgruntled elements”, who have been promoting discord, disunity and animosity over the death of the senator to desist from doing so in the interest of peace and tranquility.

  • Adeleke’s death sudden, shocking and sad, says Tinubu

    Adeleke’s death sudden, shocking and sad, says Tinubu

    ALL Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart Asiwaju Bola Tinubu yesterday expressed shock over the death of the first democratically-elected Governor of Osun State.

    The former Lagos State Governor described Adeleke’s death as a grief too heavy bear, coming on the heels of Dipo Famakinwa’s demise.

    Tinubu, who spoke through a statement by Mr Tunde Rahman of his Media Office, said:  “I received the news of Senator Isiaka Adeleke’s death with numbing shock. It was too much to bear coming barely a day after that of Dipo Famakinwa. The news of his death was both sudden and saddening for me and I am sure for most members of our political family.

    “Senator Adeleke was a grassroots politician with a rich political background. He was hugely popular in his Osun State, particularly in the three local governments in Ede, his hometown. He was a major leader of our party, the APC. His leadership and good counsel were still very much required when death came.

    “The late senator and I shared mutual respect and affection. My path and his first crossed during the aborted Third Republic, in the 1992/93 era, when we both belonged in the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP). He was in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the rebirth of democratic dispensation in 1999 but he later joined us in the APC in the build-up to the 2015 election.

    “We would always remember him as that charismatic first civilian governor of Osun State who left behind a legacy in the area of education by establishing Ire Polytechnic and College of Education, Esa-Oke, among other laudable things he did during his time.

    “Adeleke was with us in Lagos during the colloquium marking my 65th birthday. He also joined us for the inauguration of Aboru-Abesan Link Bridge and adjoining roads constructed by Governor Ambode and opened as part of my 65th birthday anniversary.

    “I commiserate with his wife and children. I commiserate with the entire Adeleke family and his friends and numerous supporters. My heart also goes out to his brother, Dr. Deji Adeleke. I mourn with Governor Rauf Aregbesola and the people of Osun State over this unfortunate occurrence.

    “I pray that they all have the strength to withstand this loss. I also pray for the repose of Adeleke’s soul.”