Ekweremadu’s Daughter Reveals Why Her Kidney Donor Will Not Be Reward
Sonia Ekweremadu, 24, had earlier pleaded with the public to donate a kidney to save her life. The ill daughter of Ike Ekweremadu, the detained former deputy Senate President, made her first public appearance on Monday since her parents were taken into custody by the London Metropolitan Police.
Ike Ekweremadu, a former deputy president of the Senate, and his wife Beatrice were detained at Heathrow Airport by the London Metropolitan Police in June 2022, according to a previous report by Gistnews. The pair was then charged with smuggling a child into the country with the intention of harvesting his organs at a UK magistrate’s court……….Continue Reading
Since his arrest on June 23, the beleaguered former Senate President has been detained for no less than 82 days. However, a criminal court in London has now granted release to his wife, Beatrice.
Sonia Ekweremadu, Ekweremadu’s ill daughter, addressed the public for the first time and stated in a statement titled “Appeal for Kidney Donation by Sonia Ekweremadu” why anyone who donates a kidney for her would not be compensated.
The 25-year-old claims that the English and Welsh constitutions forbid any kind of compensation or reward for organ donors. She claims that doing so will guarantee that organ donation is solely motivated by compassion.
Her words, “Please, note that under the laws of England and Wales, organ donation must be purely driven by compassion and therefore no reward is involved”.
Check out the screenshot from her caption below
Sonia stated that in 2019, she was identified as having FSGS (focal segmental glomerulosclerosis) nephrotic syndrome. She revealed that during a medical test, her physicians had discovered that there was a possibility of the condition returning if she received a donation from family members. View pictures in App save up to 80% data.
She said that every member of her family would be prepared to donate a kidney to save her life, but her physicians strongly discouraged her from asking any of her relatives to do so out of concern that the condition would recur.
