Adunni’s Tears Turn to Triumph: ₦10M Personal Donation Sparks ₦17M Lifeline for 13-Year-Old Alfred’s Kidney Transplant

Adunni’s Tears Turn to Triumph: ₦10M Personal Donation Sparks ₦17M Lifeline for 13-Year-Old Alfred’s Kidney Transplant

Akindele, right with the boy and his mum

...As Alawaye, Ejigbadero, Ayuba, others join hands to save little lad 

Tears flowed freely at the Renewed Hope Relief Cash Package flag-off held on Friday 7th November, 2025 in Mosan Okunola LCDA as Hon. Akindele Adunni Opeyemi, Executive Chairman, learned of 13-year-old Alfred Akande’s desperate battle with chronic kidney disease.

The event, where 200 indigent residents received ₦100,000 each, turned emotional when Dr. Abiola Mobolaji Adeyinka, the Council’s Medical Officer of Health, presented Alfred’s case. Diagnosed with chronic kidney disease secondary to posterior urethral valve and vesico-ureteral reflux, Alfred needs ₦17 million for a life-saving kidney transplant at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH).

A medical report from LASUTH Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist Dr. B. V. Jeje (dated September 9, 2025) confirmed the urgency: Alfred has been ill since four months old and undergone two unsuccessful surgeries.

Overwhelmed, Hon. Akindele broke down in tears and immediately pledged ₦10 million from the council. “Our children are our future,” she declared. “God didn’t put us here for ourselves but for the people we govern.”

Her Campaign DG, Abdul-Ahmed Ayodele Alawaye (Triple A), instantly donated ₦1 million. The hall erupted in support:

- Alhaji Ishola Jimoh Ejigbadero: ₦3 million  

- Hon. Ganiyu Ayuba (House of Reps): ₦2 million  

- Mosan Okunola Legislative Arm: ₦500,000  

- Hon. Rotimi Ogunwuyi: ₦200,000  

- Alhaji Yisa Yusuf: ₦250,000  

- Engr. Bosun Oduntan: ₦50,000  

Total pledges quickly reached ₦17 million.

Hon. Akindele vowed to involve sister councils, the State Commissioner for Health, and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. “His case is settled in Jesus’ name,” she assured. Any excess funds will establish Alfred’s mother in business.

Alfred’s mother, Mrs. Funmilayo Elizabeth Akande, wept with joy: “We had lost hope. Today, Hon. Akindele restored my son’s life.”

Little Alfred promised in his thank-you letter: “I will grow up to become a good leader like her.”