Governor Sanwo-Olu To Commission Thani-Oladunjoye Old People Care Centre

The governor of Lagos State, governor Babajide Sanwo -Olu, is set to commission Thani-Oladunjoye Old People Care Centre, in epe, come January.

The commissioning of the facility will take place on the 6th of January, at 65 Owode Street, Epe, Lagos state.

For years on end, there has been a yearning gap in the care of senior citizens in the country.

Governments and individuals have been called to invest more in this direction owing to the ever-growing population of geriatrics in the country.

In contributing to closing that gap, the facility was conceived and facilitated by Tunde Thani for the Thani Oladunjoye family in honour of their father, Pa Muhammed Nurudeen Alao Thani.

Speaking ahead to EkoHotblog, the head of the family, Alhaji Moshood Ademola Thani, said that the centre was built due to the compelling need to immortalise our father. He was a great man in the community but died unsung.

Our aim is that, through a project like this, his legacy will be kept alive and intact, also as a service to humanity.

Also speaking to EkoHotblog, Tunde Thani said that the project will encourage more people to give back to their ancestral home and will address many social-economic challenges.

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He noted that a facility like this has become imperative considering the growing number of indigent elders who find it challenging to cater for their medical recreation needs.

According to him, services to be provided include
* Basic diagnosis of the ailment.
* Consulting
*Provision of medication.
* Social interaction and recreation
*Health Counselling Sessions
* Medical Interventions etc

In his remark, former minister of defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro described the facility as a project for humanity; he lauded the owner for the wonderful idea and its execution, saying it would go a long in tackling the issue of inadequate social, emotional and medical support for older people in the society.

In a separate interview, Barrister Ladi Awe said the project is one of a kind and will also have a massive impact on Epe; he added that the elderly are the golden treasures of the society that must be celebrated and protected.
A geriatric centre of this magnitude will undoubtedly achieve such a lofty goal, he concluded.

For his part, Special Guest Of Honour at the event and MD Green Life Pharmaceuticals, Mr Peter Nwosu, praised the owner for his foresight and thoughtfulness, noting that older adults home is an aspect of the health sector that has relatively been neglected by the government while underscoring the importance of care home for older adults in the country, he stated that Nigeria, with a population of nearly 200 million, should not treat its senior citizens and old people with scant regard and contempt.

He said old people and senior citizens have paid their dues and are the pride of every nation, noting that no nation can achieve significant growth if it fails to cater for them when senility and feeble bones set in because they had once toiled and done everything to ensure the progress of the nation.

Also speaking on the grand edifice and impactful project, the publisher of EkoHotblog, Otunba TJ Abass, extolled the virtue of the owner and convener of the project, describing him as a friend of humanity; he noted that the project is a social and medical imperative that will open Epe to a new Vista. He said the need for a geriatric care centre in a country with an ageing population couldn’t be overemphasised.

Mr Tunde Thani is a fellow of the advertising profession. He is the CEO of Explicit Communications Ltd, one of the foremost advertising agencies in Nigeria.

The facility is duly registered by the Corporate Affairs Commission, Federal Republic of Nigeria & HEFAMAA

Mr Thani took the time to appreciate friends & well-wishers who have been a tremendous encouragement to make the project a reality.

The centre is set to commence operation from the day of commissioning.

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