Professor Pat Utomi gives reasons for post-election silence, blames cancer treatment
Professor Pat Utomi has explained his silence shortly after 2023 elections till now that the citizens are faced with unimaginable hardship, attributing it to his current health status which was diagnosed in 2022.
Prof. Utomi explained that he couldn’t have kept quiet but he is now under control to the extent that even his phones were kept away from him to “reduce stress”.
He disclosed that he is being treated of Cancer in a series of tweets via of verified Twitter handle @UtomiPat on
Friday.
According to him, “When a biopsy showed I was positive last year I began treatment with a cancer Centre with a branch in Ikeja and VI. I sometimes came from election campaigns to the Ikeja Centre near the Airport. The Doctors would try to smuggle me out from the back. The well known shielded?”
He said he has decided to talk about it to create awareness of the disease so that men could get early detection of it and commence early treatment and save lives.
He said, “Did not see why it was taboo to say you were in a battle with Cancer. The more I talked about it the more I found many of my age in similar circumstances. It almost seems like an epidemic for Nigerian men over 60. Not talking makes them lose the benefit of early detection
“Once elections were over my young nephews and cousins, Doctors in Europe and the US, joined forces with the Lakeshore people and decided they wanted me in their direct care. That’s how come it seemed I went quiet cause they controlled my phones to reduce stress.
“I agreed with the Gambian Housing Entrepreneur Taf Njie as I battled the disease that we do more to create awareness.. Nearly 30 years ago I went to Ibadan to speak and lend a hand to present Ondo First Lady Betty Akeredolu as she raised the breast cancer banner. Men’s turn.
“I agreed with the Gambian Real Estate Entrepreneur Taf Njie while I battled the disease that we should do more to create awareness.. Nearly 30 years ago I went to Ibadan to speak and lend a hand to present Ondo First Lady Betty Akeredolu as she raised the breast cancer banner.
“I am moved this dawn of light to confront an epidemic under the carpet with great harm to men. Prostate cancer is bringing death and misery to many men. Had they been forewarned the misery containment and even chances of cure could be much enhanced, like women have with breast CA.”
