Ekweremadu’s daughter begs for kidney donor

Sonia, the daughter of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has appealed to the general public to donate kidney to her.

Sonia made the appeal via a post on her Instagram page on Monday.

Senator Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, have since been standing trial in the United Kingdom for allegedly plotting to traffic a Nigerian into the country to harvest his kidney for their ailing daughter.

While Beatrice was granted bail by the Central Criminal Court in the United Kingdom, Ekweremadu, a lawyer and Senator representing Enugu West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, was remanded till October 31, the next adjourned date.

However, Sonia, on Monday, while begging for kidney donation, said she has been receiving five hours of dialysis three to four times a week in the UK.

She wrote: “I, Sonia Ekweremadu, hereby appeal to the general public to come to my aid and save my life.

“I am 25 years old and a graduate of Media and Communications, University of Coventry. I dropped out of my post-graduate studies at the University of Newcastle in 2019 when I was diagnosed with a rare kidney disease, FSGS Nephrotic Syndrome.

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“My family has battled to save my life and has taken me to various hospitals, but the illness persisted and kept degenerating. 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 3 years have been extremely challenging. The charges being faced by my parents in London presently, are directly connected to my illness and have complicated 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.

“In the circumstance above, I am appealing to anybody whom it may please to assist me willingly with a kidney donation in the name of God.

“This appeal would have been utterly unnecessary as every member of my family is eager to donate their kidney to me, knowing that I would do the same for any of them.

“Regrettably, comprehensive medical examination showed that my case of nephrotic syndrome is a genetic illness and the doctors advised against donation from any of my family members, as it would likely reoccur. In the time that my father has been incarcerated, he has been diagnosed with acute kidney damage,” Sonia stated.

The Star