A good Samaritan, Annastasia Michael Olamma, has offered to donate one of her kidneys to save the life of Sonia, the ailing daughter of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu.
The 24-year-old Obama made the offer in a post on her Facebook page a few hours after Sonia took to her Instagram page to passionately appeal for any willing kidney donor.
According to Obama, her letter titled ‘Kidney Donation to Sonia Ekweremadu”, had been sent to Sonia’s email address, which she provided in her appeal post while she awaited her reply.
It reads: “I (Annastasia Michael Olamma) want to donate one of my kidneys to Sonia Ekweremadu to save her life. I have made up my mind to do this to prove women can help women.
“If any of her relatives – mum, dad, siblings – cannot give out their kidney to save their bloodline, then I will donate my own to save Sonia and I demand nothing in return.
“I pray it matches with her own.”
However, Obama’s family members kicked against her decision, forcing her to take to Facebook Live to plead with them to allow her to go ahead with it.
In response to her family’s refusal, she said, “Yes, my family members are against it. I expected that initially because when my dad got to know about it, he wasn’t cool with the idea. He was like ‘you want to go and kill yourself?’ My family, I know this thing might hurt you people but please I am begging you… I wish to save somebody’s life. Pray for me so that nothing will happen to me. Pray for me so that the whole thing will go successfully.”
