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Reggae Star, Majek Folabee Shamsudeen aka Majek Fashek, is reportedly battling for life at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in the United Kingdom.
According to Fashek’s manager, Uzoma Omenka, the 57-year-old ‘Send Down the Rain’ crooner, was flown out of Nigeria on September 4, due to the critical condition.
Omenka announced the development in a statement.
NewsmakersNG learnt that about N2.2 million is needed to sustain the patient.
Reacting to rumours of Fashek’s death, Omenka said, “Majek is not dead. He is very sick and we are stranded. We need funds urgently. We want his fans to pray for him. We have been to the Nigerian High Commission in the UK and they said they had no funds and it is not their duty, you can’t imagine. We even got a letter from Queen Elizabeth hospital informing the High Commission about Majek’s condition but it has amounted to nothing.
“Majek’s ailment is a culmination of so many things. Back in Nigeria, we went from hospital to hospital; St Nicholas even supported us at some point. I sold cars, properties to offset his hospital bills. The airline didn’t even want to fly him to the UK because of his condition. We have spent over N10million in Nigeria.
“One of the issues is that Majek doesn’t have a house in Nigeria, so since January, I was paying N1.2 million monthly on accommodation. This was because we needed an apartment that has stable electricity. He couldn’t stay in an apartment with a generator so we lived in Metro Apartment where I paid N40,000 daily because I couldn’t afford to pay monthly or yearly.
“Thankfully, a prominent Nigerian has offered to pay Majek’s medical bills only. Majek has granted me permission to plead with his fans to assist him financially. Donations can be sent to Omenka Uzoma Day, GTB Bank and UK account, Omenka Uzoma Day Barclays Bank, Account: 30260762, Sort code: 202947.”
Majek Fashek was a household name in his heydays until he had drug addiction issues. In 2015, he reportedly became bankrupt, and following his admittance that he needed help at the time, he was admitted into a drug rehabilitation centre in Abuja.
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