TENSION MOUNTS AS FASHOLA SEEKS SUCCESSOR

Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN)

The heat is up as the All Progressive Congress, Lagos State chapter seeks a new person at the helm of affairs of the state. This person would ascend the position on the mandate of well-meaning APC members in the state as well as voters who believe in the idealogy of the APC as a political party.

While some persons have gotten the nod to go ahead with their campaign, some other are brewing up on their own believing they can cause a stir in the tide if their homework is perfected.

However, a lot of calls from the aspirants have been made on the need to ensure that the selection process is free and fair,  that whoever has the mandate of the party faithful’s should earn it.

Read on as we x-ray who and who is likely to succeed Gov. Fashola

 

Dr. LEKE PITAN

Dr Pitan was born on January 14th, 1956 in Lagos State, Nigeria. He had his primary school education at the Lagos Island Local Government Primary school (Okesuna, Lagos, Nigeria) between 1964 and 1970. He attended Igbobi College (Yaba, Lagos) for his secondary school education between 1971 and 1975. He also attended Kings' college Lagos between 1976 and 1977. He then proceeds to study medicine at the University of Ibadan (Oyo state, Nigeria) between 1977 and 1982 where he got his MBBS with distinction in Anatomy. He had his Masters in public Health in 2006 from the Lagos State University Teaching hospital.

Dr Pitan has worked and served in various capacities.  He is a member of the Forum on evidence-based health policy-making of the Nigerian Academy of Science. He is Chairman of the Project Advisory Committee of the Ford Foundation's Health Journalists' Immersion programme on Maternal, Child and Newborn Health. He is Executive Director of Pitman-UK training Centre in Nigeria.

Dr Pitan was the Honourable Commissioner for Education (Lagos State, Nigeria) between April 2006 and June 2007. He was also the Honourable Commissioner for Health (Lagos State, Nigeria) between June 1999 and March 2006.

Dr Pitan was Chief Medical Director of the Mayowa Hospital (Lagos Nigeria) between 1985 and 1999. He was a medical officer at the Lagos Island Maternity Hospital, Genaral Hopital Lagos and State Hospital Shagamu (Ogun State) between 1982 and 1985.

Dr Pitan was elected Governing Council member for Nigeria at the International Hospital Federation (IHF) 34^th World Hospital Congress held in Nice, France, in 2005, for a six-year (2005-2011) term of office. During this period, Dr. Pitan has been elected Treasurer for two consecutive terms (2007-2009 & 2009-2011). He is also a member of the IHF Executive and Audit and Finance Committees. 

Dr. Pitan is winner of the National Merit Awards of the Nigerian Medical Association and the General and Private Medical Practioners of Nigeria, respectively.  He is a member of the Lagos Island Club and the Pivot Club, Epe, Lagos, Nigeria.

Dr. Pitan is married with three children.


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