Nigerian Musician OJB Jezreel Speaks on His Depreciating Health & Proposed Kidney Transplant

OJB Jezreel is a very talented singer, songwriter and producer and has been directly involved in the success of some of our biggest Nigerian musicians today, the likes of Wizkid & 2Face Idibia, to name a few. He needs 16 million Naira for a kidney transplant operation and literally has eight to ten weeks more to get the transplant done. 

So far I heard it's only 3million Naira that has been raised and a few friends in the industry DJ Jimmy Jatt, Jaywon, Vector, Yemi Alade, Don Jazzy, Ruggedman and Mercy Johnson Okojie have actually visited him, 2face promised to donate some money but there's no confirmation yet as to if he's made the donation. 

OJB spoke to Encomium magazine about his condition. Here’s an excerpt from the interview:

“When early diagnosis was done, it was just a case of renal failure. Right now, my two kidneys are gone. We are running dialysis at the moment. It started two years ago, but gradually depreciated.
“Most people tend to attribute kidney problem to drinking and smoking. I was told it doesn’t have anything to do with that, because as much as I drink and smoke then, it was casual drinking. Maybe they offer you a bottle of drink and all that but not like I drink 15 bottles a day. I have a friend who has gone through this and he never drank or smoked.
“The whole process of the treatment from pre-process, transplanting process and post-transplanting will cost about $100, 000. In two years, I have spent up to five million Naira which I have been trying to maintain myself. That is why it has been kept secret.
“God willing, I have like eight to ten weeks more to get the transplant done. It’s strange, I still walk around a little. I can’t eat much though. I trust God and Nigerians for their financial support”

To donate please see the account details below - Babatunde Okungbowa. UBA – 1015075120 and say a prayer for him.