Revealed! See How Fayemi’s Wife Saved Teen Saxophonist From Total Blindness

Fayemi’s wife has saves a 13-yer-old teen saxophonist from total blindness.

News Rain Nigeria gathered that Mrs. Jumoke Sodeinde, the mother of 13-year-old saxophonist who was successfully operated for brain tumour at Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti while on thank you visit to Erelu Fayemi with her family on Monday praised the Ekiti First Lady, for saving her daughter from total blindness.

According to her, her daughter, Precious had gone partially blind by the time her case was reported to the first lady. She went further to appreciate the First Lady for the gesture, saying her prompt intervention rescued Precious from total blindness.

Fayemi’s Wife Saved Teen Saxophonist From Total Blindness

Precious, who is an SSII student at Greater Tomorrow Model College, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State had been confirmed by doctors to have gone partially blind before her case was brought to Mrs Fayemi.

Worried by the situation, the First Lady arranged that the girl be taken to Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, where medical experts removed the tumour through an operation and rescued the girl from vision impairment. The operation on Precious was reportedly performed by the hospital’s experts for N3 million.

“I thank the First Lady for this show of love . We thank God that prompt action by Her First Lady gave Precious a second chance to see again. Before the operation, she could not see anything, but she can see clearly now.”

“I thank Mrs Fayemi for this show of love. We thank God that the prompt action taken by her gave my daughter, Precious a second chance to see again. Before the operation, she could not see anything, but now she can see clearly,” Jumoke Sodeinde said.

In her response, the First Lady said she was delighted that the operation was successful.

Addressing Sodeinde family members, the governor’s wife congratulated them on the successful operation on the 13-year-old saxophonist.

Fayemi noted that ABUTH was well equipped to offer quality healthcare like the best hospitals in India, the US, Britain and other advanced nations.

“I am pleased that the operation was successful. At times, you will spend money on a sickness, but money might fail. There was a case of a two-year-old hole-in-the -heart boy. We paid N2 million, but the boy died before the surgery.

“There was another lady who was already slated for surgery, but died a day before the operation despite all we spent. I had to donate the money to the family.

Fayemi called on rich Nigerians to stop seeking medical treatments abroad, saying that the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital could rival any hospital globally.

“With ABUTH, Nigerians don’t need to go to India, US or other advanced nations for medical treatment. Rather than travelling abroad, I call on them to come over to ABUTH “, she advised.

Fayemi pointed out that her office did not have budgetary provision for philanthropic gestures, saying she relied on donations from friends and non-governmental organisations to take care of the sick and needy in the state.

Erelu Fayemi said: “Let me appeal to our people to feel free to write to my office while in distress, rather than going on social media. People who need help should write to the appropriate quarters.”