One Eye Gone Blind, Second Eye Cataract Infected as Veteran Journalist Robert Daniel Akpan Seeks Help for N3m Eye Operation
By Naomisophyblog
Veteran journalist Robert Daniel Akpan has urged well-meaning Nigerians to help him for his eye condition is getting worse and he could lose his sight entirely if he does not have an eye operation in Lagos State that costs N3,000,000.
According to Akpan, he has been fighting cataracts for the past 30 years and has been purchasing pricey medications to treat the condition, but things have gotten worse lately since he lost his left eye’s vision.
The disorder called cataracts impairs vision by clouding the lens of the eye. Cataracts can result in blindness or significant visual loss if treatment is not received.
According to Akpan, he went to both private and Lagos General Hospitals to know what was wrong that he could not see with his left eye. Doctors conducted tests on his two eyes and confirmed his fears about his eyes.
He said,
“Doctors told me that my left eye is completely damaged, and I cannot see with it again in life, and it has affected my right eye, and I may not see with it and need an urgent operation; otherwise, it will completely damage and I will go totally blind.”
An embittered Robert Akpan explained that he has checked the cost of embarking on such an operation in the right eye and was given an estimate of over N3m for the operation and has no such money to do so.
He explained that already he cannot see with the right eye if he does not take drugs, and the drugs are quite expensive, but what put more fear in him was the recent tests conducted by doctors and told him that he needs an urgent operation or he will be blind.
Robert Daniel Akpan, born in Akwa Ibom State, has practiced journalism in Nigeria and worked in different media houses, including the Guardian Newspaper, before he established his own newspaper, and because of the eye problem, he was unable to continue due to the health challenges.
Robert Daniel Akpan was known for his prowess in investigative journalism and has unmasked the activities of the criminal elements in Nigeria through crime reporting for a better society.
He is appealing to the amiable Governor of Lagos State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Inspector General of Police, IGPKayode Egbetokun, AIG Zone 2 Onikan, Mr. Adegoke Fayoade, Lagos Commissioner of Police, CP Ishola Olanrewaju Olawale, Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria, and well-meaning Nigerians to assist him to embark on the operation so that he will not go blind.
To assist Robert Daniel Akpan, kindly donate to the following accounts:
Account Name: Robert Daniel Akpan
Account Numbers: Access Bank: 0107866274, Eco Bank: 0051108886 & UBA Bank: 2339238938
