Abia State governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has speedily responded to the appeal by a public spirited individual to save the life of Magnus Anuna. a Professor of Education at the Abia State University Uturu.
Prof Anuna who is reputed to be an erudite scholar was diagnosed with a cancerous malignant gastro-intestinal stromal tumour which has attacked his diaphragm, stomach, right liver lobe and spleen displacing the large and small intestines downwards.
Due to paucity of funds, Prof Anuna has not been able to receive adequate medical attention. This prompted a social media outcry by by a group, Mezie Abia.
The appeal eventually reached the Abia State governor. Within a week of the online post of Anuna’s health condition, Governor Ikpeazu out of his milk of human kindness quickly intervened and deposited the sum of N5 million naira to commence Anuna’s treatment to save his life.
Convener of Indigeneous People of Nigeria, Mazi Dickson Iroegbu who brought the case to the governor’s attention described the gesture as “commendable and worthy of emulation”.
He thanked the governor for his rapid response to save Anuna’s deterioting health and called on the federal goverment to quickly resolve the prevailing ASUU strike to enable lecturers earn their wages.
It was reported that the non-payment of salaries stalled adequate treatment for the ailing professor.
Read the save a soul appeal below:
“CALL FOR URGENT HELP.
This is a Distinguished Professor in Abia State University, Professor Magnus Anuna.
I am told he is the most brilliant Professor of Education at Abia State University, Uturu where he has served for decades. Prof. Anuna I understand has a reputation for teaching long hours without looking at notes – he is a walking library. This is a Prof who has given so much and sacrificed so much in the lecturing profession.
Sadly, the same Prof has been sick for months now without the required funds needed to treat him. Prof suffers from a cancerous Malignant gastro-intestinal stromal tumour which has attacked Prof’s diaphragm, stomach, right liver lobe and spleen displacing the large and small intestines downwards.
While this medical condition is already a bad news on its own… But the worst news is the refusal of his employer, the Abia State Government under the leadership of Okezie Ikpeazu to pay Prof. Anuna’s salary for the past 1 year.
While suffering this unbearable pain, Prof is “pleading that the Governor should see to the payment of his colleagues, they are languishing in the university due to lack of payment for almost a year now.”~ quoting his beloved wife.
In a functional government, a professor of Educational Administration, with dozens of publications, textbooks and respected globally should not be asking for funds to take care of his medical bills but today, we are helplessly asking for two things:
- Firstly, Let Governor Okezie Ikpeazu pay Professor Anuna and his colleagues who are languishing in Abia State University.
I already started a petition online compelling the Governor to pay Absu staff their 10 months salary. I employ well meaning Abians to sign the petition by clicking on the link below:
https://www.change.org/p/abia-state-government-pay-absu-staff-their-10-months-salaries?recruiter=1270403057&recruited_by_id=3dd43980-fb40-11ec-93e2-1164262fd6a8&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=share_for_starters_page&utm_medium=copylink
- Secondly, Let well meaning Nigerians around the world help raise funds to pay Prof’s medical bill and survival. We cannot afford to lose this distinguished professor to this life threatening sickness due to lack of fund. The wife told me yesterday that they need about ₦2 million for his treatment and ₦350,000 to buy his drugs from the United States and urgently too.
I plead with men and women who place value on human life to join me and numerous others who have bought into this project to donate generously towards Prof’s treatment.
Let’s help Professor Anuna to live.
I urge every donor to send screenshot of their donation to me comment section. I will call each donor personally to thank you.
Prof’s Account details are as follows:
Magnus Chigozie Anuna
Zenith Bank 1004464726
Please help us tag members of Okezie Ikpeazu’s government…. If anything happens to Prof, this will be the biggest dent on Ikpeazu’s administration. Save Anuna!
Cc: Okezie Ikpeazu, BBC, Vanguard etc ..
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