A Nigerian man, Paul Okpanachi, is closer to having a good life in Canada after he was awarded a scholarship for his PhD.
Before the fully-funded PhD came, the man suffered greatly in Nigeria as there were no support system to help a blind person like him.
To make his dream of relocating to a better society where he can thrive possible, he needs money to pay for his flight, visa application fees and settle in Canada.
In an exclusive message sent by his friend, Samuel Ayankoso, he revealed that they both met at the American University in Cairo (AUC), Egypt, where Paul was on a scholarship.
He took care of himself and even used a laptop with the help of a smart screen reader. The visually impaired man finished his undergraduate studies at Kogi State University. According to Samuel, Paul faced a lot of challenges while working in Nigeria.
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.
Luck later smiled on him as he was able to secure a fully-funded PhD scholarship at the University of Ottawa. He is asking the public to help him as he now needs more to settle flight and visa application fees for him and his wife.
