A blind Nigerian man, Paul Okpanachi who graduated from Kogi State University (KSU) has been awarded a scholarship for his PhD in Canada after many years of struggling in Nigeria.
In an exclusive message that Paul’s friend, Samuel sent to Legit.ng, he revealed that they both met at the American University in Cairo (AUC), Egypt, where Paul was studying on a scholarship.
Samuel explained how hardworking and inspiring Paul was while they were studying in Egypt.
According to Samuel, Paul encountered a lot of challenges while working in Nigeria but he tried as much as possible to be independent.
He said: “Before Paul left Nigeria in 2018 for his studies at AUC, he was an investigative journalist with the Kogi State news agency, and those at his workplace didn’t want him to come for his masters. Yet, their salaries were not paid consistently by the Yahaya Bello government.”
“After finishing at the AUC with a CGPA of 3.67 CGPA, he returned to Nigeria where he has been facing a lot of problems. One night, his family was robbed and he had to try to fight them off.”
“He is asking the public to help him as he now needs more money to settle flight and visa application fees for him and his wife.“
