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Highly regarded as a genius of the medical profession and one of the leading specialists in Interventional Radiology in the United Kingdom, Prof Reuben Oluwakinmilehin Obaro has indeed made Nigeria proud within and beyond the shores of the country.

For this, he was recently decorated by the Nigeria-British Awards Institute as a life-achiever, a honour well-deserved for working assiduously to elevate the state of health care both in the diaspora and in his home-country.

The Nigerian British Awards is an annual event where Nigerians from different walks of life are honoured and celebrated globally for their great feats and achievements in different spheres. Since the maiden awards ceremony kicked off in 2000, with Prof Yemi Osinbajo (then Attorney General of Lagos State) as one of the first set of honorees, the platform, year-in, year-out, has grown to become a vital instrumental in celebrating Nigerians seen to be making landmark progress in their various fields of human endeavour, particularly in the United Kingdom.

Prof Obaro is another proof that Nigerians have continued to contribute immensely to medical practice across the globe, even though they do not often get deserving treatment in their country. As an alumnus of Government Secondary School, Kano, King’s College Lagos and Ahmadu Bello University Nigeria, Prof Obaro has spent over 40 years of his life in the UK, where he honed the skills that have made him renowned in his profession and has made him a Radiologist of global acclaim.

Obaro obtained Post Graduate training in Radiology in some of the most prestigious hospitals in the United Kingdom. He bagged a Fellowship to specialise in Interventional Radiology—using radiology to treat conditions such as blocked arteries—in Toronto, Canada and thereafter, attained the privilege of being the first full trained black Radiologist in that field in the UK. He became a highly sought-after Consultant Radiologist and subsequently Head of Department, King George Hospital, London. For several years, he has also functioned as a Director of three Healthcare provider outfits in the UK- Rubidos Limited, Mact-Bridge The Gap Limited and Rashot Limited.

MACT-BRIDGE THE GAP, a UK registered family charity which he co-owns with his wife, a nurse, Mrs Ayodele Obaro, is dedicated to bridging the gap in Medicine, Agriculture, Culture and Technology between Nigeria and the West through medical missions, supply of free medical equipment, scholarships, etc. and orphanages and prison support in Nigeria.

“When I lived in Nigeria, it never crossed my mind to stay in this country for more than five years,” he says. “All I wanted was to have my training in radiology and go back home. What changed was the political situation at home – the military governments, the general instability.”

Despite doing so well in the UK, he has remained firmly attached to his roots and has been at the forefront of promoting causes that can advance the image of the country, using his knowledge of his profession as a point of strength. “I have given the most productive years of my working life to Britain. Even if I give just a few years to Nigeria and impart some of the skills and knowledge I have acquired, I could make some tremendous changes,” Obaro also said.

Some of the several ways he has demonstrated commitment, include his decision to set up a Radiology Department in a teaching Hospital in Nigeria and then, take up the role of a visiting professor of Radiology in another Teaching Hospital.

Professor Obaro instigated the founding of Medical Association of Nigerians Across Great Britain (MANSAG) in 1997 and became its 2nd President to galvanise Nigerian doctors in the UK into a potent force for advocacy and welfare of Nigerians. Some of MANSAG’s activities over the years include the provision of medical books to Nigerian Universities as well as the donation of truckloads of medical equipment to primary health care centres in Nigeria.

As a stroke-care expert, has often lamented on the state of Nigeria’s health sector and the country’s lack of a dedicated stroke-centre despite escalating cases of deaths from stroke. This spurred him and his wife to set up a stroke centre with the help of the government. This was an ambitious intervention that was not only stalled and frustrated, but nearly cost him his hard-earned reputation, embroiling him in a conspiracy orchestrated with support from an agency of the government itself.

He has served on several committees promoting Nigerian interest over the years including as the Secretary, Sight Savers International (Nigeria Fund Raising Committee) under Dr.Kolade and Sir Burton that raised $1.8 million over two years to reinforce Sight Savers International work in Northern Nigeria. He was also a Foundation member and co-founder of Nigerian Leadership Initiative; Secretary, Healthcare Subcommittee, Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Europe (NIDOE) at inception and subsequently, Chairman UK-SOUTH.

The famous professor of Radiology once revealed that his father, also a nurse, who at some point in his life worked at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, inspired him to study medicine. After young Obaro graduated, he was allocated a one-year job as a house officer at a rural district hospital in Kano in northern Nigeria. This was before he began to practice at Murtala Mohammed Hospital, in Kano, the place he worked before leaving Nigeria.

“They had not had any doctors for years,” he says. “It was fantastic. We had to take responsibility. For a young doctor fresh out of medical school there were lots of intellectual and professional challenges. I was the first qualified medical person they had. I had to deal with all sorts – minor cases, complex cases that I had no clue about at that stage.

Years down the line, Prof Olu Obaro has no doubt been to the field of Radiology, what the world-renowned Ben Carson has been to Neuroscience. He is a Nigerian worthy of emulation, and it is great to see him honoured in his lifetime

www.vanguardngr.com/2019/01/nigerias-gifted-radiologist-prof-obaro-gets-life-achiever-award-in-uk/amp/

Afonja winning every day like we are the only one in Nigeria

DUNDEEMASTER:

Who dash monkey banana. na UNN joor
Who dash monkey banana. na UNN joor

You don't even come near OAU, talk less of UI

snoopz:
u said Nigerian won an award that is organised inside Nigeria wth

Are you jealous? Instead of being happy for the woman?

Afonja doing us Proud

The Iyaloja is right though

ericmor:
You are just a fool. You don’t even know the meaning of sadist self. As any Nigerian artist won the Grammy? No. Simple as abc. I don’t know y people like u are so dumb for accepting the truth. When we talk of of frustration, u are the frustrated one here

Those up there are Nigerians and Artist, so Nigerians have won Grammy, you are the dumb one here

olril17:
oponu...I will not have replied you but for the awolowo part....being against tinubu is normal as a Yoruba who hate corrupt leaders and his influence on our virtually useless governors...and you know a lot of we Yorubas are against tinubu..
didnt more than 1 million people just vote for PDP in Yoruba land? and even won some states...so yet again how does being against APC equal being against Yoruba... honestly you are a sapardor dimwit.

now is Awolowo a saint?
a corrupt old fool who put his region in crises just for his own personal political ambition..
do you know how many lives was lost to the unnecessary "operation we ti ee?..

my own grandfather is a victim of operation wetie ee.he was saved by whiskers...
just because he was in a party opposed to awololowo(I've forgotten the name of that particular party)
his house in oluode in osogbo was burnt down to ashes by the Action group warriors,and he had to escaped to ido-oshun...only because the plan to kill him leaked to him...and yeh, a lot of his friends were not so lucky, killed,burnt and dragged through the streets...
and a lot of Yorubas has always and will always be against awolowo..infact to his death,his biggest adversaries are his own Yorubas...just like not all Yorubas like tinubu,not all yorubas like awolowo, and not all Yorubas like abiola(u saw the protests in Unilag then)

that I'm a Yoruba does not mean I'm obligated to like or admire a devil like awolowo,one of the 3 bastardsss(azikiwe and ahmadu bello) for which we Nigerians are suffering their misdeeds today..




being against tinubu or awolowo does not equal being against Yoruba dimwits...
bring out where I abused Yorubas as a whole..odee

You must have a c0ck and bull story to tell


You are against everything in South West that's one hell of a Coincidence, but then you support everything in South East talking about Igbo presidency and how Yoruba should only support Igbo presidency that's another hell of a coincidence.

You can fool yourself but you can't fool anyone

Mk93:
where is the trying? build a few road and project at inflated price around the capital? I am even saying the governor office should scraped while each local government should receive revenue from FG to develop it environment

The only reason why I commend this project is because no state in Nigeria is building that kind of Project except Lagos, we must try to commend those that are trying to make a difference in this shithole other than condemning them like the rest if we need more development in this country. No one will make an effort when all the people do is condemn no matter what you do, if you commend him today he may give us more tomorrow

Cubia:
You are shameless walai.

You are reffering to yourself

Mk93:
What is the need of this post glorifying failure and mediocrity? I am not from the south west but south west state I have been to are decaying like every part of Nigeria. If nothing change in 20years time in this useless country, we may have a major disaster with our ever growing population but all the youth do is compare one $hit-hole to another

Yeah Nigeria is a Shithole no dispute about that, but we must commend those that are trying to make a difference in this Shithole, or else no one will try to again when all we do is even condemn them when they try to

olril17:
yes I don't...
ile balogun biiro is not in osogbo,it's in Enugu.( there are two ile baloguns in osogbo, and both are royal houses,and the other one popularly called ile-balogun agooro in the owo-opee axis of osogbo is far more popular than our own)

odenson...why are you not disproving my so called fallacy of my claim rather than repeating same old nonsense..

until you are ready to be reasonable or prove what you claim is a fallacy, then this is my last reply to you.
jefuee oshii.

This still doesn't prove your point, you are a shameless Igbo so be proud of Your Origin


You are against Awolowo
You are against Tinubu
You are against APC
You are against South West

It is even very obvious

Asslicking Igbo and using your masquerade to Insult Yoruba on this forum at every opportunity you get, I understand if you live in South West but be proud of Your Igbo people and Stop being a Disgrace

Mk93:
What does his tribe got to do with the truth he is saying? Buhari was right to call Nigeria youth lazy.
We are the most useless set of youth on planet Earth.
Always defending mediocrity because they are one of our own while they and their offsprings feed fat on our sweat

He is just impersonating Yoruba on this Forum, Insulting Yoruba at every given opportunity so I am also telling the truth and that project deserve applaud where else in Nigeria can you find that kind of project except Lagos? At least the governor is trying to do something unlike the rest

olril17:
oyaa show me where I ever insult Yoruba...
can you bring out a post where I ever insult Yoruba..
me that I even use to bash the igbos before...hateful abuse ni ooo..until I realise our leaders and not the igbos are our problems..
dopemu alagboo..

I checked all Your previous post and it all full of How you are insulting Yoruba from thread to thread, you call yourself Yoruba but your only Job on Nairaland is to Insult South West at every opportunity, be proud of Your people for once and Stop being a disgrace

olril17:
afofungbemu...
the onus is on you who alleged than I'm not a Yoruba to prove your laughable allegation.. not me.
what should be of concern to you is to prove whether what I said is true or not..

and why are u shying away from my offer..I even gave you a lifeline to prove your assertion by saying you should come down to my family house in osogbo to meet me naa..

omo-alee

You don't have a Family house in Osogbo and what all you Said are just pure nonsense and fallacy, you are always using every opportunity to attack Yoruba on this forum and it is even obvious to the Dead that you are not a Yoruba man, you are a shameful Igbo be proud of your origin

SLAP44:
Ibadan needs to be demolished totally, it's a disgrace to Nigeria.

Show us the good side of Ibadan, and Stop using that old picture

olril17:
most of these idiots attacking must be APC bots..
it must be painful for them that in Yoruba land, not all of us are stuck in to tinubu's arse or buy in to the nonsensical SW agenda 2023 and will vote our Igbo brother if they can get nomination from one of the major parties..because we believe in justice..
it frustrated them to see 1.7 million Yorubas voting the opposition despite making people think online that all yorubas are pro their useless party..so they resort to petty bullying..

however for this topic,it's nothing to do with party, whether APC or PDP our governors in SW are useless...very useless and wicked..
with Gbenga Daniel being the worst by a large mile...

Be proud of Your Igbo people for once and Stop being a disgrace

olril17:
stop attacking me and disprove my post..
akindanidani,omugo eyan.

You Yoruba wannabe is always supporting Igbo on this forum spewing Trash on Yoruba whenever you get the Opportunity, you use every opportunity to insult Yoruba on this forum while masquerading as Yoruba, it is even obvious to the Dead, shameful Igbo man that is not proud of his origin

olril17:
stop attacking me and disprove my post..
akindanidani,omugo eyan.

You Bastard and a Yoruba wannabe is always supporting Igbo on this forum spewing Trash on Yoruba whenever you get the Opportunity, you use every opportunity to insult Yoruba on this forum while masquerading as Yoruba, it is even obvious to the Dead, shameful Igbo man that is not proud of his origin

olril17:
stop attacking me and disprove my post..
akindanidani,omugo eyan.

Stop impersonating Yoruba on this forum, be proud of Your people for once and Stop Impersonating Yoruba

SLAP44:
That Guy Is Yoruba For Sure.

He is not Yoruba, you shameful Igbo should stop impersonating Yoruba on Nairaland, you can do better

olril17:
how can I a proud Yoruba boy whose ancestors help flush Fulani out from Yoruba land by defeating them in 1840 be a shameless impostor..
lol...shame we couldn't take back Ilorin for a lot of reasons...

as dididirin that you are,you kept doing adhominem while ignoring my message..
you are what the egba people do refer to as apoodaa

Only a shameful Igbo man will be saying all these you are saying, stop impersonating Yoruba on this forum and be proud of Your Origin

olril17:
come to my family house and meet me to tell me that..ile balogun biiro ni ilu osogbo...
its popular because we are one of the ruling house in osogbo..I will be waiting,come and meet me and tell me the nonsense.. or should we meet at the ataoja's palace in oja-oba?

our leaders are bad people and that's the truth...

All this just prove my point, Be proud of Your Igbo people instead of Impersonating Yoruba on this forum. What is wrong with you Igbo why are you so ashame of your people?

olril17:
ode..so what am I?
an Igbo man?
omo osogbo ni emi oo...omo-ile balogun ni mi ni ilu osogbo...was si agbole waa, ko waa so fun mi pe mi o kin see Yoruba and d see if you will leave without your arm in your mouth..ode oshi.

All those don't fool me, why are you ashame of Your Igbo people?

Shameless liar and imposter

olril17:
bro..I'm from osogbo...my family house is in oja-oba..and I'm born and bred osogbo boy..

its nothing to do with party, so stop being petty..
our governors are a disappointment and useless and that's the truth..
presently,I'm in ofada ( I hope you know the state the town is) to see someone.. and I can't believe a human being will choose to live in this sorta place...no single tarred road in this town.

we have bad leaders in SW from bottom to top...and people like you still glorify them.

You can not deceive me bro, you are a shameless Igbo that is ashame of your origin, impersonating Yoruba on this forum

SLAP44:
Gbam

Ibadan (popularly called Iba brown in international circles ) is even better than Ogun state.

This is Ibadan, when are you going to stop using that old picture?

Environer:
You are intimidating these Ogbomosho chipmunks with your US passport. They think Igbo immigrants in the US are illegal like their Ijebu Ode brothers.

Hmm it is really unbelievable that human being can think the way you think, so much foolishness and imbecility Park inside one brain.

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