How I Almost Lost My Life To COVID-19 – Babafemi Ojudu

The Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Babafemi Ojudu, has narrated his near-death experience with COVID-19.

A former Senator, Ojudu said he had always been cautious from the outset, adding that he took the test every month until he tested positive on December 23, 2020.

Describing the feeling when he started exhibiting symptoms, he said “it was like a sledgehammer struck my head. I felt numb.”

Eko Hot Blog culled a piece, titled ‘My journey to COVIDOM’ posted on his Facebook page on Saturday.

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Ojudu wrote: “Wracking headache, insomnia, loneliness, restlessness, hallucinations, lack of appetite, sore mouth and throat, difficulty with breathing, aches and pains in my joints became my lot as I ingested the prescribed drugs.

“COVID got me but God and science brought me back. My friends and family made sure I may be isolated but I wasn’t alone. The doctors performed miracles.

“Twice within three years I knocked at the gate of death. In 2009, it was a helicopter crash I survived from. These are pointers that I still have more years in Mother Earth and appreciation to my creator. I am therefore rededicating myself to serving humanity.

“I was lucky, many others were not, as I was daily confronted with stories of the dead both known and unknown to me. My prayer for our people who still believe COVID-19 does not exist is, may you never be admitted into ‘COVIDOM’. If you don’t even care about your life, care about your neighbours and family.”

He, however, advised people to stay away from large gatherings, including weddings and funerals.