For the family of Mr. and Mrs. Ayodele Ibikunle of Ijebu-Ode, every 31st of May would remain unforgettable, as their eight-day old baby, little Iyanuoluwa was saved from death by a non-governmental organization, Paseda Legacy Foundation (PLF).
Iyanuoluwa, who was born with a brain tumor disease, (Jaundice) was at the verge of death, when the parents could not afford the hospital bill to operate on the brain at the Otunba Subomi National Pediatric Hospital, Ijebu-Ode.
Respite however came the way of the little girl, as Paseda Legacy Foundation offset the hospital bill for the successful operation.
According to the father, Mr. Ayodele Ibikunle of 32, Irilonise Street, Adefisan, Ijebu-Ode said the family have already lost hope of losing the baby when she was diagnosed for Jaundice of the brain, saying all efforts to get support from well meaning Nigerians became fruitless.
Elated Ibikunle emphasized that, they were surprised when the hospital called to sign the operation document as a non-political foundation had paid for the operation bill.
He said, “I don’t know what to say. The whole issue seems to be like a mirage. I still cannot fathom the turn around and miracle God has showered on my family.
” We were shocked when we discovered that, the baby has a brain disease called Jaundice and the hospital said the only way to save the little baby was to make a 70% donation of the total operation bill. I’m a petty trader, I cannot afford to pay 10% of the operation bill, so all hope was lost.
“Just this morning I received a call from the hospital management that I am to sign a document before the operation could be performed on my baby. Surprisingly, I told the caller that, I am not ready to pay any deposit let alone to sign any documents, but the caller said someone had paid off the bill.
“As soon as I rushed to the hospital, I saw the cheque written in my child’s name by Paseda Legacy Foundation. Though, I don’t know the good Samaritan, but I will only pray to God to continue uplift the foundation and we shall remain forever indebted to the foundation “, Mr. Ibikunle explained in local dialect.
Speaking to our correspondent, the Director of Media and Strategies, Paseda Legacy Foundation, Mr. Michael-Azeez Ogunsiji stressed that, the gesture was part of the foundation’s cardinal objectives aimed at assisting the less privileged in the society.
Mr. Ogunsiji therefore, assured Nigerians especially good people of Ogun State of providing quality health insurance scheme and educational empowerment for indigent students across the state.
It would be recalled that, the foundation had in the last three months embarked on free medical treatment and payment of school fees across the three Senatorial Districts of Ogun State