Lagos State House of Assembly has constituted an ad-hoc committee to investigate the alleged missing small intestines of one 12-year-old boy, Adebola Akin-Bright, hospitalized at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH.
The Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, inaugurated the committee during the plenary on Monday, September 4, 2023.
The mother of the boy who identified herself as Deborah Abiodun had called on Nigerians and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to intervene in the health issue of her son.
Abiodun stated that her son had earlier undergone surgery after he was diagnosed with a ruptured appendix at a private hospital at Ile Epo in the state.
She also said her son suffered complications that resulted in intestinal obstruction after the surgery and that his intestine started leaking seven days after a second operation at the same facility.
The House Speaker, Obasa, has now said the setup committee is mandated to investigate the issue and report back to the house in the next two weeks.
He named the majority leader of the house, Noheem Adams, as the chairman, while members are Temitope Adewale, Steve Ogundipe, Surajudeen Tijani, and Lawal Musibau.
The speaker also commended the State Governor for visiting the 12-year-old.
Obasa said the governor’s action was a reflection that the Lagos government is responsive and caring.
“It shows the governor is caring for him to have visited mother and child at the hospital and the promise he made which gives hope. It is commendable,” he said.
“However, it is important to have a system in place to ensure a structure that curtails any challenge that affects institutions in the state, therefore, it is necessary that we get to the root of the problem.”
