Governor
Ayodele Fayose has been reported to have wiped the age-long tears of a sick
Nigerian lady in Ekiti battling with the inflammation of her body parts.
When Atoke Ayobami graduated from the College of
Health Science and Technology, Ijero, three years ago, her dream like that of
most ladies out there was to have her time as a National Youth Service Corps
member, get a good job and settle down as a married woman afterwards.
Fate however had something different in stock
for this young lady when sometime in year 2013, she woke up only to discover
some parts of her body had swollen abnormally.
Atoke visited the hospital and was diagnosed
with Elephantiasis, a parasitic infection that causes extreme swelling in the
arms and leg.
To say life hasn't remained same since then for
her is to utter the obvious. She ran from pillar to post, making endless
efforts at trying to raise the medical bill charged by experts who would treat
her.
Atoke's story however changed Tuesday evening
when the Ekiti State governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose visited impromptu, the
construction site of Ekiti State Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party,
PDP.
Governor Fayose had after acknowledging cheers
from site workers and passersby moved upstairs to see for himself the level and
quality of work done. He displayed his expertise in the field of construction,
scolded some workers who were found wanting and later made some corrections as
necessary.
As the governor stepped down the makeshift
staircase, his face wasn't attractive, one won't ask even an enemy to
seek assistance from him in such mood. Atoke was downstairs, perhaps saying
silent prayers to God instead of reading the governor's mood. She didn't
have a field day accessing him, she had the governor's security aides and the
'street' to contend with.
The 'street' hailed and got their slice from the
governor as usual, they left and it was time for him to enter his car and take
his leave. Atoke knew she had to move closer to the governor else the man
disappears, she made her move but the security men won't allow her. Trust eagle
eyed Fayose, she saw what was happening and asked that she be allowed to have
her way.
As this continued, we watched from a fair
distance, there was a conversation between the governor and Atoke, minutes
later, he brought out his red pen, wrote something on paper and handed it
with some cash unto Atoke. We closed in on her after the governor left and she
was so glad to speak with us.
"My name is Atoke Ayobami, I have been
battling this problem for about 3 years now, it started with body pain, severe
body pain, when it started swelling and I couldn't do anything with it,
including the two legs, I went to the hospital and they said it was
Elephantiasis, they said I should go and look for money. I had just
graduated from the college where I had HND in environmental health, I have not
started working.
"I want to say a very big thank you to the
governor, I am most grateful, the governor gave me this note and asked me
to take it to the Chief Medical Director at the University Teaching Hospital,
he said he should see to my case. I have suffered for the past 3 years but I
know an end has come to my problem", she explained.
As the doctors often say they care but God
heals, it is my prayer that God will lay his healing hands upon Atoke Ayobami
and make her joy complete. Dare to make a move, Ask and it shall be given!
