Kunle Adelabu
The Adebouwa of Igbogbo, His Royal Majesty, Alaiyeluwa (Oba) Barr. Semiudeen Orimadegun Kasali, alongside the Chairmen of lgbogbo/Bayeku and Ijede Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs), Builder Sesan Daini and Hon. Motunrayo Gbadebo – Alogba, respectively, on Saturday, December 17, 2022, commissioned Cute Healthcare Limited, a medical facility.
The facility, which came into being as a result of what the Igbogbo – born medical practitioner and community developer, Dr Adeleke Dankuwo experienced with residents during the COVID 19 pandemic, is situated at Agunfoye community in Igbogbo.
Explaining how the whole idea came into being, Dr Adeleke Dankuwo said that the clamouring for healthcare by residents during the pandemic outbreak which was lacking in the community necessitated the establishment of the Cute Healthcare Limited.
He said that aside the fact that the establishment will take care of residents of Agunfoye and Igbogbo at large, who are in need of medical care, he also added that it is his own way of giving back to the community that has given him much.
“It all started many years back when I considered giving back to the community”, Dr Dankuwo said.
“I can also consider moving out of the country too, but we all cannot go abroad and drain our country and community of brains needed for development. More so, we also have mothers that are ageing and looking up to us and we can’t just leave them.
“We can also decide to build this hospital at Lekki or elsewhere, but we chose to do it here because we were born, schooled and supported in this town to be who we are today. It is a way of giving back to my community. This is my community, and I decided to do something here in the form of giving back”, he emphasized.
“The initiative of this hospital started two years ago, that was 2020 at the beginning of Coronavirus when people were knocking at my door for medical help which they were unable to access due to restriction.
“There are many incidents like that, and I thought that this community will need a medical facility and we look for a place to start the service for the benefit of our immediate community and Igbogbo at large”, he further explained.
He was full of praise for his brother who supported him throughout his education and also encouraged him to write JAMB examinations several times to study medicines.
“I also thank my brother, Engr. Dankuwo who has been very supportive since I started schooling. I saw a book recently which I used in my secondary school. It was my Physics notebook. I cancelled the subject and changed it to another about four times”, he recalled.
“At one time, I would write Accounting on it and at another, it was Physics.
“The reason was that I was scared because people were saying that Physics and other science courses are very tough, and at each point, my brother always encouraged me to focus on being a doctor.
“He encouraged and encouraged me time and time and again.
“I also want to thank all my brothers and family members for their impacts in my life. I thank them all for the feat that I have achieved today”, Dr Dankuwo said.
“It’s also very important for me to thank and seriously appreciate my wife for the much needed support that she has been giving to me. She’s my pillar, friend ad partner”.
He thanked the Igbogbo/Bayeku LCDA Chairman and Adeboruwa for their support during the development of the project as well as his colleague, Dr Andu and others.
The Adeboruwa of Igbogbo in his royal remarks, congratulated Dr Dankuwo whom he described as a good person and community developer, stating that the commissioning of the hospital is just the beginning of great things that they are expecting in Igbogbo.
“Dr Dankuwo is a good person. He and the likes of Dr Andu have been working to move this community forward, though, we have not got to where we are still going, and I pray that God will help us take our land to the Promised land”, Oba Kasali said.
“I congratulate everyone for this development. This is just the beginning of what we are expecting in terms of progress and development by sons and daughters of Igbogbo.
Oba Kasali charged Igbogbo youths to emulate the work of the likes of late Pa Emmanuel Dankuwo from whom he said that his children that are doing great things today learnt commitment and dedication to development of igbogbo.
“There have been good accounts about the man (Late Emmanuel Dankuwo) that gave birth to these great children here today, one of whom we are here to commission his hospital. I have seen and read a lot about him. The commitment that we are seeing in his children are what they imbibed from their father who contributed immensely to the development of the community”, Adeboruwa said.
“I want to charge all our youths to develop commitment and always work towards development of Igbogbo”.
The monarch also prayed for sustenance for the hospital.
While charging the government to hasten the development of infrastructures in Igbogbo, especially road construction, Adeboruwa also said that with what he has seen on his way to the commissioning venue in Agunfoye, there is still so much to be done.
He appealed to residents not to be discouraged but keep hope alive.
Builder Sesan Daini, Chairman, Igbogbo/Bayeku LCDA, also described Dr Dankuwo as a great man who always support his programmes and contributed to the development of Igbogbo community.
“Dr Dankuwo, I thank you and God will continue to bless you. I am in two capacities: as chairman Igbogbo/Bayeku LCDA, and as a friend to somebody that God is manifesting his strength, glory, favour and mercy in his life”, Daini said.
“He is a very good brother, and people might not know how in-depth the relationship is. I am here because he’s our pride, glory and joy. I thank God for your life”.
The Council boss, who said that he always sponsors outreach medical programme on fibroid surgery every quarter, said that Dr Dankuwo has been of immensely support to him and always want to be discreet about his community and humanitarian services.
“I want to officially welcome everyone to this programme and thank God that we are all witnessing a great development like this in Igbogbo”, he said.
Mrs Toyin Dankuwo – Oluwa, who spoke on behalf of the Dankuwo family, sang songs composed by Pa Emmanuel Dankuwo and others, to remember the late patriarch of the family and praise him for all that he did while alive.
She said that his good work and legacies are manifesting and the entire family is proud of him.
She commended Dr Dankuwo for making the family proud, and for contributing to the development of Igbogbo community with the establishment of the medical facility.
Many of Dr Dankuwo’s friends that spoke at the commissioning lauded his philanthropic and community works, added that he has been offering them free quality medical services.
Others at the commissioning were Chief (Mrs) Chief (Mrs) Karimot Jokotade Ojikutu, the Iyalode of Igbogbo, Dr Andu Abdul- Fatai Ademola, a medical practitioner, Chief Omololu Faniyi, a community leader, Mr Hameed Olalekan Aroyewun, former Assembly aspirant, Comrade Kazeem Ogunmuyiwa, President, Igbogbo Youth Coalition (IYC), Mr Ade Bolowoatn, Chief of Staff to Igbogbo/Bayeku Chairman, Alhaja (Hon.) Mrs Iyabo Salisu, Supervisory Councilor, WAPA and Hon. Wasiu Olowu, Supervisory Councilor, Tourism, igbogbo/Bayeku LCDA, Pastor Akinola Joshua, Engr. Abiodun Dankuwo, Pastor Jide Dankuwo among others.
