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– –<\/span> The young man from northern Ghana rose to prominence late last year after news of his towering stature fueled widespread conjecture that he might actually be the world\u2019s highest man.<\/p>\n Acromegaly, an extremely unusual hormonal condition brought on by an overabundance of growth hormone, was his official diagnosis.<\/p>\n Specialists at Tamale Teaching Hospital, he claims, have warned him that his height will continue to increase unless he has operation to stop it.<\/p>\n – –<\/span> \u201cI need help for surgery because the doctors said the growth is in my head, so I need surgery to stop it,\u201d Samed cried in a Citi TV report.<\/p>\n The young man went on to say that the unusual height isn\u2019t the only thing causing him pain; he also has persistent spinal nerve aches.<\/p>\n Samed complained that his height has made it costly for him because he needs at least 14 yards of fabric to make a single piece of clothing for himself.<\/p>\n He explained that the strain on his finances had led to the failure of his mobile money company.<\/p>\n \u201cHis double-sized mattress and a student mattress have been combined to give him relative comfort, even that, he has to sleep in a diagonal way.<\/p>\n – –<\/span>
\n<\/p>\nMcDan, the name given to McDan Group of Businesses CEO Daniel McKorley, has stepped in to help get Ghana\u2019s highest man, Sulemana Abdul Samed, treated for the uncommon disease that causes him to grow abnormally tall.<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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