Sonia Ekweremadu, daughter of Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy
senate president, has appealed for a kidney donation.
The former deputy senate president and Beatrice, his wife,
are currently facing charges in a UK court over alleged conspiracy to
facilitate organ harvesting.
Ekweremadu’s daughter is said to be suffering from a kidney
disease and needs a transplant.
While Ekweremadu’s wife was granted bail on July 22, the
former senator’s request for the same was denied.
In a post on Instagram soliciting the donation, Sonia said
she dropped out of her postgraduate studies at the University of Newcastle in 2019,
after she was diagnosed with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)
nephrotic syndrome, a rare kidney disease.
She described her battle with kidney disease as
“challenging”, adding that the charges faced by her parents in court had
complicated the current situation.
“I, Sonia Ekweremadu, hereby appeal to the general public to
come to my aid and save my life. My family has battled to save my life and has
taken me to various hospitals, but the illness persisted and kept
degenerating,” she wrote.
“I am alive today by the special grace of God. I am
presently in London, UK, receiving 5 hours of dialysis 3-4 times a week. This
is at the expense of my family as I am not qualified for NHS due to my
immigration status.
“The last three years have been extremely challenging. The
charges being faced by my parents in London presently are directly connected to
my illness and have complicated the matter for me and my family.
“I do not intend to delve into details of this unfortunate
development as the matter is still in court. I am, however, optimistic that the
truth will prevail and it will end in praise to God.”
She noted that her family members have been advised against
kidney donation as medical examination showed her case was genetic.
She, therefore, appealed for a kidney donation from any
member of the public willing to do so.
“Anybody that is moved by this appeal and wishes to donate
his or her kidney to me may send an email to helpsonialive@gmail.com and
include his or her name, phone number, email address and place of residence,”
she wrote.
“Please note that under the laws of England, organ donation
must be purely driven by compassion and therefore no reward is involved.
“Finally, I have decided to commit and dedicate myself to
helping people with the challenge of kidney disease, upon my full recovery.”
Meanwhile, in July, a lady who identified herself as Martha
Uche had said she would be interested in donating a kidney to Sonia.
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