Nollywood actor Jigan Babaoja has shared his experience with his disability in the US.
Taking to his Instagram page, the actor who is currently in the US, expressed excitement at the privileges he is enjoying overseas. According to him, since he has been traveling, he has been given an option of getting a wheelchair because of his leg, but Nigerian’s mentality of not wanting anyone to pity him hasn’t left his head.
He disclosed that since he has been going around in the US, he hasn’t since anyone like him walking by themselves without someone pushing them but if it’s Nigeria, rather than carry him, people will be thinking of how to collect money from him.
Describing himself as a special thing, he wrote,
“The real advantage of disability in another part of the world, since I have been traveling up and down , they gave me option of getting a wheelchair cos of my leg, but Nigeria mentality of not wanting anyone to pity me hasn’t left my head ! Since I have been going around in the USA. I have never seen anyone like me walking by themself without someone pushing them ! But if na that country instead make them carry me na wetin dey my pocket dem go want collect !!!! Eni se gbangban tirintigbaaaaa if I enter naija if una no offer my wheelchair epe lema gba !
This simple means I’m actually a special being !
Touch down chicago
Make I go apply for SSI jeje”.
In June of 2022, in honor of his 40th birthday, Jigan had spoken out about his disability as he stripped to his underwear to show off his body. He opened up on how it feels like living with disability to inspire his kinds.
In Apirl of last year, he appealed to those living with a disability to make him a case study. Though not stating why, the Yoruba actor stated that there are reasons for it.
In a follow-up post, the Yoruba actor educated his children on what living with disability feels like. He explained that it was to help them fight the trauma it can cause them and to prevent them from being trolled by her friends or classmates.
