Prof. Temitope Alonge, the Chief Medical Director of the hospital, made the assertion on Monday at a news briefing to herald the week-long activities lined-up for the 60th anniversary of UCH
Browsing: Chief Tony anenih
The death of the younger Anenih on Sunday comes less than a month after the death of his mother
What is more, the centre is the first and only training hub for geriatric medicine under the Faculty of Family Medicine, and the first purpose built geriatric centre in Africa, and has become a model for Africa and parts of Europe
Anenih, popularly known as Mr. Fix It, on Saturday announced the decision to quit active politics
Metuh disclosed this through one of his aides, Richard Ihediwa, at the ongoing trial of Metuh over allegations of N400 million fraud brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
The online media reported that Anenih had died of cancer-related ailment in a London hospital on Tuesdaynight.
But the Uromi chief told NAN on telephone from London where he has been for a while that he was well and strong.
Popularly known as Mr. Fix It, the social media had on Wednesday morning declared him dead
He said he was only asked by Jonathan to submit an account into which the money he expended on a political assignment by the former president and candidate of the PDP for last year’s presidential election could be paid
However, the SDP in Ogun State, led by a former Governor of the state, Aremo Olusegun Osoba, has distanced itself from the controversial money
The appointment was made on Monday
The announcement of Anenih’s resignation came a few hours after the National Secretary of the party, Prof. Adewale Oladipo, said the NWC would on Thursday take a position on Anenih’s status
The NWC in a statement signed by its National Secretary, Prof. Adewale Oladipo, said as part of its resolution from a meeting held on Wednesday, the status of Anenih was being reviewed and a position would be announced on Thursday
On Monday, while hosting PDP leaders from his Ward 11 Abeokuta North Local Government, Obasanjo tore his membership card and said he was leaving partisan politics to remain a statesman
The meeting ended at about 9.50pm, with President Jonathan leaving Obasanjo’s residence in a convoy of nine vehicles
This, Anenih pointed out, was pertinent in the overall interest of the unity and stability of our dear nation
In a judgment delivered by Justice U.I. Erameh in consolidated suits Nos: B/285/2010 & B/366/2010 between Chief Tony Anenih (CFR) as Claimant and Mr Peter Okhiria (Chief Press Secretary to Edo State Governor), Edo Broadcasting Corporation and Bendel Newspaper Company Limited, who are the Defendants, the court refused the prayers of Chief Anenih to declare that a press release issued on behalf of the state government in 2010 was libelous and therefore refused the prayer for N500 million damages, among others
Anenih said this while addressing party faithful at the maiden zonal tour of the South South by the PDP Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu
Speaking with State House correspondents after a meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan and key members of the PDP that ended in the early hours of Monday, Governor Wamakko insisted himself and Kwankwaso, who were present at the meeting with Jonathan, will never return to the PDP
Apart from the governors, others attending the meeting and who have already arrived are the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the PDP, Tony Anenih; and the National Security Adviser, retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki
Rising from a meeting of what it called the founding fathers and elders at the Shehu Musa Yar’adua Centre, Abuja, the group accused the National Chairman of the PDM, Bashir Ibrahim Yusuf, of secretly registering the movement as a political party without the knowledge and approval of the founding fathers