About Us
Executive Summary
St. George’s Ambulance Foundation (SGAF) is a Nigerian, non-profit, non-governmental organisation first registered by the Corporate Affairs Commission in October 2003 as Incorporated Trustees, and re-verified under the Special Control Unit against Money Laundering (SCUML) in June 2021. SGAF
was the first organisation in Nigeria to establish a dedicated emergency ambulance and roadside first-aid response service, and it has a documented history of working alongside the Nigerian Red Cross Society, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), and the Lagos State Government.
After a period of dormancy caused by funding constraints, SGAF is relaunching under continuity leadership to rebuild its ambulance fleet, establish Emergency Ambulance Rescue Centres (EMARC) along major highways and toll gates, and resume its public first-aid training programmes. This document sets out who we are, what we have done, the problem we exist to solve, exactly how a ₦12 billion campaign would be spent and phased, what results we expect, and how we intend to be held accountable for every stage of it.
We are seeking partnership and funding from individual donors, corporate sponsors, Nigerian government agencies, and international development organisations. Every naira raised will be tied to a specific, auditable line item — not a general appeal — and progress will be reported transparently to all partners
Our Story
SGAF was founded by a group of volunteer professionals in Abuja who believed that Nigeria’s high rate of road-traffic deaths was, in large part, a solvable problem — not a matter of fate, but of response time, training, and the availability of equipped ambulances at the point of need.
In its earlier years of operation, SGAF was recognised by NEMA as a collaborating emergency response NGO, worked alongside the Nigerian Red Cross Society to deliver first-aid training (including a workshop held at the Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Abuja, in July 2004), and was invited by the Lagos State Government to the commissioning of new Mobile Intensive Care ambulance units under the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS) programme. SGAF’s crews were present at the scene of the ADC Airlines crash near Tunga-Madaki village on 29 October 2006, among other rescue interventions across Abuja and beyond.
Like many Nigerian NGOs sustained largely through the personal commitment of their founders, SGAF’s operations slowed considerably in later years as funding dried up. The organisation, however, was never dissolved, its registration was never lapsed, and it remained active enough to hold an 18th Anniversary and Investiture programme at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, in September 2022. We are now relaunching it fully, with a clear operational and fundraising plan
Governance & Leadership
SGAF is governed by a Board of Trustees. The Board’s founding Chairman, Alhaji (Dr.) Lateef Kayode Jakande — former Governor of Lagos State — led the Board from the Foundation’s registration in 2003 until his passing in February 2021. In recognition of his role in establishing the Foundation’s credibility and reach, he is honoured as Founding Chairman. Leadership continuity since then has been carried by the Vice Chairman and National Coordinator, with formal reappointment of a substantive Chairman now in progress as part of this relaunch.
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Grand Patron | General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, GCFR, MNI (Former Military President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria) |
| Founding Chairman, Board of Trustees | Alhaji (Dr.) Lateef Kayode Jakande, D.Litt, FNIJ, FNIM (2003–2021) |
| Chairman, Board of Trustees | Reappointment in progress |
| Vice Chairman, Governing Council | Dr. Z. O. Ajuwon, MBBS, FMCP — Former Chief Medical Director, National Hospital, Abuja |
| Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees / National Coordinator | Engr. Hamzat Adams |
| Prospective Matron | Dame Patience Jonathan — former First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Foundation intends to formally confirm this role. |
Board of Trustees (original members, to be reconfirmed): Alhaji (Dr.) Lateef Kayode Jakande, Engr. Adams Hamzat, Chuks Amacha, Emma Tunde Adeleke, Dr. George Ajayi, Arc. Adibe-Njoku, Chief (Dr.) Patrick Njoku, Demola Babalola, Barrister Wada Unbi Tawar, and Anene Johnson.
Registration & Legal Standing
| Registering Body | Registration Detail |
|---|---|
| Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) | Certificate of Registration, Incorporated Trustees — IT/Cert. No. 15,733 / CAC/IT/INCT/12631, issued 13 October 2003 |
| SCUML | Certificate of Registration, RN: SC 151412273, issued 29 June 2021, under the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 |
| NEMA | Formally acknowledged as a collaborating NGO, March 2004 |
| Lagos State Government | Recognised as an emergency-care partner; invited to the LASAMBUS ambulance commissioning, May 2004 |
Original certificates and correspondence are held on file and available to any donor or partner for verification.