A spinal cord injury patient in Taraba state, Mr. John Joshua on Sunday applead to Taraba state governor Darius Ishaku, prophet TB Joshua, Pastor Paul Enenche and other good spirited Nigerians to as a matter of urgency come to his aide to enable him travel to India for treatment.
Joshua, who made the appeal while speaking with Blueprint in his in house in Mayo-Dasa, Road Block Area of Jalingo cried that he has been on while chair for over seventeen years.
He maintained that he sustained the injury in an auto crash while traveling from Ussa to Takum in 2003.
“I was a temporary staff with Taraba State Television Corporation, Jalingo, before i heard the accident
And since then, I have been bed-ridden and depends on support from my wife, friends and other individuals.
He stressed that he has gone several hospitals including Jos University Teaching Hospital and Orthopedic Hospital Dala in Kano for treatment, but his situation still required further treatment in abroad.
He said since the unfortunate accident, life have been very difficult for him and his family.
The spinal cord injury patient who is a father of four children lamented that his wife, who is a casual staff is the one shouldering the responsibilities of his family from the stipend she is being paid.
“Let me use this opportunity to beg members of the public to kindly support me financially so that l can travel to India for treatment” he appealed.
He informed that he needed 7 million naira at the moment to enable him proceed to either India, Canada, Israel or America for treatment.