I Was 25% Deaf Without Knowing It – Obasanjo Reveals

Posted by Samuel on Sun 20th Oct, 2024 - tori.ng

Obasanjo stated this in Bauchi on Sunday when he paid homage to the Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Suleiman-Adamu.

Olusegun Obasanjo, a former President of Nigeria, has said that he once suffered 25 percent hearing loss without knowing it.

Obasanjo stated this in Bauchi on Sunday when he paid homage to the Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Suleiman-Adamu.

According to him, many people in the world are deaf without knowing it until they go for medical checks on their hearing capacity before it would be revealed to them.

He recounted that he was abroad and couldn’t hear clearly when someone was talking to him, he insisted nothing was wrong with his ears, and the man asked his permission to check on the ears.

Obasanjo said the result of the clinical analysis showed he was 25 percent deaf.

“After my result came out, I had to ask the man to also check on my Chief Security Officer then but shockingly enough, he was more deaf than I was,”
he said.

This experience, he said, formed the creation of the Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation, adding that thousands of Nigerians had benefitted from its ear treatment and provision of hearing aids in partnership with Starkey Hearing Foundation.

The former president said he would inaugurate the distribution of hearing aids targeting about 10,000 indigent people in the North-East, starting from Bauchi State where 2,000 people would benefit.

He said the exercise, tagged: ‘Sound Intervention Mission so Nigerians may hear’ would be implemented under the Obasanjo Foundation.

Obasanjo further said that all hands must be on the deck to tackle the security challenges in the country.

Responding, Sulriman-Adamu said that Obasanjo’s presence in the state is a sign of his deep commitment to the development and progress of all regions in the country.

Obasanjo was received by Gov. Bala Mohammed, ex-Gov. Adamu Mu’azu, Sen. Abdul Ningi, and other top government functionaries.

Popular Stories
5 Nigerians That Have Been Nominated For Grammy Awards
I Don't Have Any House Abroad, I Drive Myself Around - Aliko Dangote Reveals
8 Nigerian Celebrities Throwback Photos That Prove 'Nobody is Born Ugly but Just Broke'
Unbelievable! The World's Largest Aircraft is as Big as a Stadium and It's Ready to Take its First Test Flight (Photos)
Ex President IBB Opens Up on Dele Giwa's Death and 159 Officers on Crashed Plane (Photos)


Copyright © 2022 Tori.ng - All rights reserved
Tori.ng is owned and managed by Cyclofoss Technologies Ltd.