Massey Hospital will be ready in 2025 — Sanwo-Olu

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday hinted that Massey Hospital, a pediatric hospital projected to be the largest and most well-equipped in Sub-Saharan Africa, will be completed next year.

Governor Sanwo-Olu gave this update during an inspection of the site, assuring residents that the hospital, located on Lagos Island, would be ready to meet children’s healthcare needs by next year.

The governor, recalling that the groundbreaking of the hospital took place less than two years ago, expressed satisfaction with the progress of the work. He said the state government was on track with the quality of construction, noting that the multi-level car park had reached the required height and the hospital was only one floor and a helipad away from completion.

“We are on course, and we believe that we should be nearing completion sometime next year. All major civil works will be finished by the end of this year, and then extensive finishing will begin. I am pleased with the commitment and quality of work being done. The multi-level car park has reached the required height, and the hospital has one more floor and a helipad to go,” he said.

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“We promised to build what will be the largest pediatric hospital in Sub-Saharan Africa at a single location. You can now see for yourselves the scale of what is being done and where the contractors are.”

He added, “Even I underestimated the size of this project, but being here on-site gives a full view of the magnitude of what we are creating.”

Governor Sanwo-Olu affirmed that Lagos deserves such a healthcare facility and recalled that the current Massey Children’s Hospital, which is nearly 100 years old, needed a significant upgrade. He noted that the state’s responsibility is not just to preserve the hospital’s legacy but to build a structure that would last another 200 years.

He described the project as another promise fulfilled, stating that his administration is focused on delivering infrastructure that will outlast the current generation and be comparable to similar facilities in any part of Africa or the world.

“I can see that what we are building here will endure for centuries. My hope for the residents, especially mothers, fathers, and children on Lagos Island, is that this is a promise made and a promise kept.

“We are committed to ensuring that we provide infrastructure that will outlive us, facilities that will rival any of this size in Africa or even globally. This is one of our major health projects, and there are several others,” the governor stated.