The sensuous, captivating, sonorous and good for the worship of God and thanksgiving for His infinite mercies' singer who reigned supreme in the 70/80 is now a shadow of his ebullient self.
He has practically reduced to a heap of wrinkled face and frequent bouts of pain and sorrow, Obassey could not manage a straight one chat due to fatigue and exhaustion.
According to him, “for over a year now, I've been in a bad state of health. The problem is kidney problem, holistic kidney problem. I don't know how it affects the body. But they said it affects the digestive organs or system. God has been helping me to survive; because according to the doctor, my two kidneys have failed, so what is keeping me alive must be God; prayer of the saints; that's how I feel”
He appealed to the meaningful Nigerians and of course, those fans who have been enjoying his music to come to his aid.
He said, "all that I will require is kidney transplant” he said adding quickly “that is where the problem is because l do not have money for transplant and the doctor said it will be in India”. The cost for the trip and medical costs in India is N10 million a sum Obassey confirmed is totally beyond his reach Follow Us
