Hamzat Donates N80 Million to Equip Lagos Catholic Hospital

(Lagos Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat. Photo by Vanguard News)

Lagos Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat, who is also the APC governorship candidate, has donated N80 million to St Agnes Medical Centre in Maryland, Lagos.

The money will help equip the centre and get it fully running.

The donation was announced in a statement on Monday by the state's Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Dayo Bush-Alebiosu.

Hamzat made the gift while representing himself at the 2026 Thanksgiving and Bazaar of St Agnes Catholic Church in Maryland, where he chaired the event.

The fundraiser was themed "Harvest of Grace and Gratitude" and was held to raise money for the medical centre.

The N80 million will go towards medical equipment, including an intensive care unit (ICU).

The centre, which started as a small parish clinic in 1996, has already been built and has begun offering some services, including eye care, maternal and child health, and emergency response.

The planned ICU will serve people in Maryland, Anthony, Ikeja, Ojota and nearby areas, and could spare patients the long trips to distant hospitals.

Parish Priest Rev. Fr Theodore Martinos said the parish wants to use its harvest funds to equip the facility.

The chairman of the harvest committee, Odion Aleobua, said the donation will help the church open the centre as soon as possible.

The statement also said Hamzat has plans for Lagos healthcare if elected governor.

These include growing the Ilera Eko health insurance scheme from 1.4 million enrollees to cover one in every three residents, completing the Massey Children's Hospital, Ojo General Hospital and Somolu General Hospital, and improving primary care and health workers' training and welfare.