Kofo Abayomi Road, in Victoria Island is named in honour of Oloye Sir Kofoworola Adekunle Abayomi a.k.a “Kofo”. He is a Nigerian, ophthalmologist born on the 10th of July 1896.
He attended Methodist Boys' High School Lagos, and studied Pharmacy at the Yaba Higher College. He went on to study Medicine at the University of Edinburgh, and specialised as an ophthalmologist.
Oloye Sir Kofoworola Adekunle Abayomi, was the first private medical practitioner to be elected as the president of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA).
He attended Methodist Boys' High School Lagos, and studied Pharmacy at the Yaba Higher College. He went on to study Medicine at the University of Edinburgh, and specialised as an ophthalmologist.@jidesanwoolu @drobafemihamzat @gbenga_omo#LASG #Tbt #ForAGreaterLagos
— The Lagos State Govt (@followlasg) September 17, 2020
He was the first private medical practitioner to be elected as the president of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA).@jidesanwoolu @drobafemihamzat @gbenga_omo#Tbt #ThrowbackThursday #LASG #ForAGreaterLagos
— The Lagos State Govt (@followlasg) September 17, 2020
Did you know that Victoria Island – Kofo Abayomi Road, was named in honour of Oloye Sir Kofoworola Adekunle Abayomi a.k.a “Kofo” – a Nigerian ophthalmologist born on the 10th of July 1896.@jidesanwoolu @drobafemihamzat @gbenga_omo#LASG #ThrowbackThursday
— The Lagos State Govt (@followlasg) September 17, 2020
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