The Nigeria Union of Journalist, NUJ, Correspondents’ Chapel Zamfara State, has called on three tiers of government, wealthy individuals, groups and organizations to assist a nine months old baby born with imperforate anus.
The Chairman of the Chapel, Comrade Sani Haruna Dutsinma made the call while presenting a donation of fifty thousand naira cash to the parents of the baby as assistance for his surgery at Saminaka area of Gusau.
Sani Dutsinma said, the Child was born with imperforate anus which made it difficult for him to excrete out what he ate, this necessitated his parents to take him to federal medical center FMC Gusau for medication, but later transferred to Usumanu Danfodio Teaching hospital sokoto.
The Father of the child Malam Lawali Ibrahim told the Journalists that, three hundred thousand naira was spent at UDUS for the child to have a temporary excretory system where he will excrete.
Malam. Lawal further said after series of medical tests and diagnosis at Usmanu Danfodio Teaching Hospital Sokoto, three hundred thousand naira was projected for emergency operation to provide a temporary excretory system by the side of his ribs (child).
According to him, he was left with no option other than to sell his motorcycle which he is using for commercial purposes to feed the family in order to serve the life of the child as his relations have contributed the little they have as they are all on equal shoulders
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they were also directed to take the child back after three month for another round of surgeries and five hundred thousand naira bill is written to them for his second and third surgeries.
Malam Lawali therefore called on Zamfara State Government, wealthy individuals, Zakkat and Endowment Board, cooperate organizations as well as Medical Doctors Association of Nigeria, to assist him to save the live of this baby.
Malam Lawali Ibrahim also applauded the efforts of the NUJ Correspondents Chapel for informing the public about the health condition of the child and also donating fifty thousand naira cash as their assistance.
He called on those willing to assist to call NUJ Chairman Zamfara State Council on 08099010064 or NUJ Correspondent’s Chapel Chairman on 08067883434 or NUJ National Vice Chairman Zone A on 08099010064
