President Bola Tinubu’s Minister has reportedly been hospitalized in Abuja after allegedly suffering acute poisoning of unknown origins.
Lola Ade-John, aged 60, is the Minister of Tourism. She was swiftly admitted to the Federal Medical Centre in Jabi as soon as symptoms of poisoning began to manifest, according to reliable family sources. As of Friday morning, she has spent four days receiving medical care at the facility
The specifics of what substance she ingested and how could not be immediately established as sources disclosed that she has been on a machine to aid her breathing
However, it was alleged that the family of the Minister and the Ministry are at loggerheads over where she should be treated.
According to a Source, the Permanent secretary of the Ministry, Ngozi Onwudike, was said to have insisted that the minister should not be transferred because the FMC is a public hospital and its services wouldn’t attract substantial charges to the government, a position her family rebuffed. But they remained with her as they could not raise funds to move her to a private hospital, our sources said.
Efforts to reach Ngozi Onwudike for comment were unsuccessful as her phone number did not connect on Friday morning. Likewise, a spokesperson for the Federal Medical Centre has not responded to requests for updates on Ms. Ade-John’s condition
