What happened to Christian Chukwu?

[cic old boy]

Update on Chairman. The guy that started the fundraiser has said Femi Otedola's PA "woke" him up this morning. He said: "They sound serious about doing something. They needed some info like how many people travelling, where, hospital name, etc."

He said all he wanted was for the Enugu hospital to take care of Chukwu and "later he go for a follow up. Just a follow up in the US".

[cic old boy]

left to me CIC is a pest...my goodness, I will accept news from the BBC before any other outlet

Do you understand what is going on?

[nzeogwu]

The update I have is that Chairman has prostate cancer. Has this been confirmed?

[AreaDaddy]

Got this from a footy group I belong to....

The truth about Enugu State Government's commitment to Christian Chukwu's health challenges, by Ogbuagu Anikwe, Commissioner for Information.

Press Release
CHRISTIAN CHUKWU IS NOT A DESTITUTE OLD MAN

The Enugu State Government has so far been restrained in its reaction to the spate of misinformation and outright lies promoted by a friend of the iconic Enugu Rangers player, Mr. Christian Chukwu who is ill and has been hospitalised. This restraint is out of respect to the wishes of both the Chukwu family and the request of his doctors who wanted a space to quietly deal with the emergency situation that brought Chukwu to hospital on a stretcher.

Today, however, Chairman Chukwu is walking with a stick and has granted interviews to the BBC and a couple of local media. It is on the strength of this that the Enugu State Government is now putting out the following information and clarifications to explain what is happening to Christian Chukwu and how it is being taken care of:

1. Christian Chukwu, popularly called "Chairman" in his playing days, is NOT a destitute old man abandoned to his fate in the face of an emergency health situation. He is currently the Director of Sports in the Rangers Management Corporation, a public service job that enables him to meet his basic health needs. 

2. In the circumstance, Christian Chukwu is an employee of the Enugu State Government. This was one of the strategies that Rt. Hon. Dr. Ugwuanyi, the Governor of Chukwu's home state of Enugu, designed to take care of sportsmen who had served the State or the nation in their youth.

3. When Chukwu's health situation was brought to the attention of his employer - Rangers Management Corporation - he was rushed to one of the best medical facilities in Enugu where a team of five (5) specialists have been attending to him.

4. The management of Rangers Management Corporation immediately deposited N200,000 with this health facility to begin his treatment.

5. On hearing about his health condition, Gov. Ugwuanyi gave an additional N1.5million to the Commissioner for Youth and Sports to give to the family -- in order to ensure that the football legend did not lack anything that the team of specialists may require to manage his condition.

6. The Governor has also given an additional N1million to the family when the doctors demanded for a further deposit, bringing the total amount disbursed by Gov. Ugwuanyi and the Rangers Management to the Chukwu family to N2.7million.

7. The total bill submitted to date by the hospital for Chukwu's treatment is N2.7million.

8. To date, the doctors taking care of Chukwu have NOT released a medical report of his health condition to anyone, not even to the state government that has been picking up his bills. It is therefore curious how anyone without this information could have determined that (a) Christian Chukwu needs oversea medical care, and (b) the cost of this oversea care.

9. This point needs restating: the medical director of the Hospital is also as surprised as we are that someone in the USA who is not privy to a medical report on Chairman Chukwu's condition can determine that (a) Chukwu needs a treatment abroad (b) the cost of such treatment, and (c) even without Chukwu or any member of his family asking for a second medical opinion or for treatment abroad.

10. Our intervention on this matter has become necessary to clear the air on the spate of misinformation,  disinformation and outright mischief that otherwise well-intentioned commentators have continued to dish out, based on the misguided efforts of a friend of the football legend who is giving a false impression that Chukwu is a destitute old man, perhaps in a bid to whip up public sympathy that enables him meet his goal of raising money to help his friend.

11. The Enugu State government notes that the negative stories surrounding Chukwu's condition originated from the desperation of his friend in the US who is falsely claiming in his appeal fund drive message that Chukwu has been "abandoned."

[cic old boy]

Press Release
CHRISTIAN CHUKWU IS NOT A DESTITUTE OLD MAN

The Enugu State Government has so far been restrained in its reaction to the spate of misinformation and outright lies promoted by a friend of the iconic Enugu Rangers player, Mr. Christian Chukwu who is ill and has been hospitalised. This restraint is out of respect to the wishes of both the Chukwu family and the request of his doctors who wanted a space to quietly deal with the emergency situation that brought Chukwu to hospital on a stretcher.

Today, however, Chairman Chukwu is walking with a stick and has granted interviews to the BBC and a couple of local media. It is on the strength of this that the Enugu State Government is now putting out the following information and clarifications to explain what is happening to Christian Chukwu and how it is being taken care of:

1. Christian Chukwu, popularly called "Chairman" in his playing days, is NOT a destitute old man abandoned to his fate in the face of an emergency health situation. He is currently the Director of Sports in the Rangers Management Corporation, a public service job that enables him to meet his basic health needs.

2. In the circumstance, Christian Chukwu is an employee of the Enugu State Government. This was one of the strategies that Rt. Hon. Dr. Ugwuanyi, the Governor of Chukwu's home state of Enugu, designed to take care of sportsmen who had served the State or the nation in their youth.

3. When Chukwu's health situation was brought to the attention of his employer - Rangers Management Corporation - he was rushed to one of the best medical facilities in Enugu where a team of five (5) specialists have been attending to him.

4. The management of Rangers Management Corporation immediately deposited N200,000 with this health facility to begin his treatment.

5. On hearing about his health condition, Gov. Ugwuanyi gave an additional N1.5million to the Commissioner for Youth and Sports to give to the family -- in order to ensure that the football legend did not lack anything that the team of specialists may require to manage his condition.

6. The Governor has also given an additional N1million to the family when the doctors demanded for a further deposit, bringing the total amount disbursed by Gov. Ugwuanyi and the Rangers Management to the Chukwu family to N2.7million.

7. The total bill submitted to date by the hospital for Chukwu's treatment is N2.7million.

8. To date, the doctors taking care of Chukwu have NOT released a medical report of his health condition to anyone, not even to the state government that has been picking up his bills. It is therefore curious how anyone without this information could have determined that (a) Christian Chukwu needs oversea medical care, and (b) the cost of this oversea care.

9. This point needs restating: the medical director of the Hospital is also as surprised as we are that someone in the USA who is not privy to a medical report on Chairman Chukwu's condition can determine that (a) Chukwu needs a treatment abroad (b) the cost of such treatment, and (c) even without Chukwu or any member of his family asking for a second medical opinion or for treatment abroad.

10. Our intervention on this matter has become necessary to clear the air on the spate of misinformation, disinformation and outright mischief that otherwise well-intentioned commentators have continued to dish out, based on the misguided efforts of a friend of the football legend who is giving a false impression that Chukwu is a destitute old man, perhaps in a bid to whip up public sympathy that enables him meet his goal of raising money to help his friend.

11. The Enugu State government notes that the negative stories surrounding Chukwu's condition originated from the desperation of his friend in the US who is falsely claiming in his appeal fund drive message that Chukwu has been "abandoned."

12. Finally, if at any time the hospital doctors or the Chukwu family indicate that oversea treatment is required, the Enugu State Government will be notified and will respond appropriately.

Ogbuagu Anikwe
Hon. Commissioner for Information
Enugu State

Tues 9 April 2019

[cic old boy]

The update I have is that Chairman has prostate cancer. Has this been confirmed?

Rumour.

[Damunk]

The update I have is that Chairman has prostate cancer. Has this been confirmed?

Prostate cancer ke? Lailai.
That wouldnt affect him the way he appears in the video.
All na wild rumour.
People are just irresponsible.

[theYemster]

I think some people in Nigeria were trying to pull a fast one on Benson Ejindu, a Rangers supporter in Charlotte, who has donated a lot of money to Rangers' causes. My investigations suggest that he was told Chukwu was in desperate need of being flown abroad for treatment and he set up a Go Fund Me account for donations.

Chukwu was not abandoned, says Rangers
SPORTS
By Chidinma Ihuoma On Apr 8, 2019


The management of Rangers International Football Club of Enugu on Monday, denied the rumours making the round that the club abandoned their Technical Director, Christian Chukwu, saying the rumour was not only untrue, but imagination of the writer.

Norbert Okolie made this known in a statement signed in Enugu State while reacting to stories making the rounds in most social media platforms that the club and Enugu State Government abandoned it’s former player.

The club said that their former coach and a national team captain was been attended to in his hour of need as he recovers from a life threatening health challenge.

The General Manager of Rangers International, Prince Davidson Owumi, described the stories of alleged abandonment of the national icon as completely baseless.

He said that both the club and the state government led by Chief Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has been doing all that was needed to help the coach back on his feat.

“We in Rangers made the initial deposit for his admission for medical attention at Nike Clinic, GRA, Enugu.

“After informing the state government of his condition, the sum of One million, five hundred thousand naira (N1.5m) only was made available to his family for treatment which has been carried out,”he said.

He is right now recovering from the treatment carried out on him.

Prince Owumi further said that the club made the initial N200,000 deposit for his admission and commencement of treatment at the private health facility.

“Christian Chukwu is a legend and our governor holds him in high esteem and takes whatever concerns him with high regard.

“So, it beats me hollow for some media channels to start peddling stories that he was abandoned. It is not true.

“Our legend, Chukwu has been assessed by medical personnel at the hospital and is gradually getting over the health challenge.

“We did not want to make the efforts of Enugu state government and Rangers in this case public, because his family never wanted his condition a public affair,”he said. (NAN)
https://www.thexpressng.com/2019/04/08/ ... s-rangers/

Thanks.

I think Christian Chukwu or a close family member, wife, child, sibling, should give a public presser to update people and debunk any misconceptions.
Maybe release it via NFF tweeter feed.