You cant have Toyin Aimakhu in a building without having a quality dose of drama to follow, so earlier this week (or weekend-ish), Toyin Aimakhu started a funds raiser for cancer patient Mayowa Ahmed and to the surprise of many they raised the needed $100,000 for the treatment in just four days, fast forward today, another usual video of Toyin Aimakhu crying to throwing tantrums surfaced on instagram again, what happened? she's said the Mayowa Ahmed's family were trying to scam the public with the funds raise and the condition of the lady was beyond treatment, in a nutshell the fundraiser has turned into a circus show and everyone is throwing stones, what the video highlight below:
The whole saga started with a message from Aramide who runs an NGO in Lagos, her message reads:
I run a foundation that is 100% not for profit,so when Mayowa’s post went up people tagged me,I ignored until some people opened a group and dragged me in,I was still reluctant,but I obliged them,so I called ,got her addy and was in her home.
Now when I got to her house I was pissed at why is she home and not in the hospital,then the family said they wanted her to go abroad because they where no longer comfortable with Nigerian hospitals,now I thought so is staying home a better option?Now Mayowa is sickle cell,and a stage 4 cancer,what are her chances of living?
I called the CMD LUTH to organize a bed space in the private unit as they were on strike ,the next day I drove to hers and took her to LUTH.
Now at LUTH the first thing that was brought to my attention when I told them that her stay at LUTH was temporary till she travelled abroad ,the doctor said and I quote “No airline would carry her”
And then all the questions came in ,If no airline would carry her what is the funds raised for?is the $100k not for the trip to Atlanta?
Does she have a visa yet?
Has the hospital sent an invitation yet?
What airline would carry her?
Stage 4 malignant ,chances of survival?
I went through the letter from the hospital it says $100k initial deposit,$3k-30k and 10-50treatments.so if really she planned to travel she needs way over 30million…
I would not lie Mayowa was extremely sweet and I felt sorry for her,she would call me to say thank you,and say “Aramide please don’t forget me here”
I have worked with Kate Henshaw credibility is her watch word and would follow every detail of it,i can guarantee that Kate won’t have posted pics had she gone to the hospital .
So why exactly was money raised from the public?
Now since Mayowa isn’t here,if the funds where for health,can the family use the money for another patient since the money technically belongs to the public?Did they know it would eventually lead to this and use her case as a reason to get money off the public?
Aramide Kasumu.
Read the press release from the Ahmed's Family:
As a family we wish to make these affirmative statements:
• Mayowa is presently in LUTH receiving treatments that will prepare her for 7hr trip to Abu Dhabi. We have also engaged the services of the Flying Doctors to accompany her on the trip based on recommendation by the Doctors in LUTH (Form attached)
• Mayowa is receiving treatment in LUTH to allow her be able to travel as advised by the Doctors in LUTH and she has been transfused to help improve her PCV
• The funds are solely for Mayowa’ s treatment and for no other reason.
• We await her Visa for travel documents to commence the journey as we are in touch with the doctors abroad and they are awaiting her arrival.
We appreciate the contributions made by Nigerians on this journey. Mayowa will live to tell this story and you shall be one of the audiences by His grace.
Please support us with prayers as you will surely be told the success story as we have not given up on Mayowa living her life and we will never give up until the work God has started is finished.
Thank you once again and will provide updates on her treatment and procedures.
Signed
The Ahmed Family
Adeola Adenuga Ogunkoya
Toyin Aimakhu and Aramide need to take a chill, simply because Nigerian doctors say Mayowa dont have a chance of survival dosnt mean they scammed the public, meanwhile its morally wrong for Mayowa to be suggesting that the money for her treatment should be used for treatment of other people, this is just plain WRONG! Toyin Aimakhu is a petty dramatist
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