We saw this from a mile away, veteran producer, OJB Jezreel is dying
and is in dire need of a new kidney, new kidneys cost expensive money,
money that he doesn’t have. So what’s next? The call goes public, he has
roughly two months to stay alive without the surgery, and with his life
expectancy dwindling, the stakes are high.
Raise N15 Million, Or OJB dies.
Everyone jumps to the call, an adhoc committee is constituted with a title that encapsulates their objective.
SaveOJBJezreel.
Urgent, immediate and intense. You either save OJB, or he crosses into
the beyond. A new account is opened, and the details are everywhere, in
your faces, your forums, discussions, and every other platform. The
donations begin to come in. Charitable udders are worked, and the
financial milk of human kindness slowly begin to pour into the
collecting accounts. Some good deeds are publicized (
Don Jazzy’s N1M donation), and some are rewarded in the hearts.
All these would sound noble and charitable of course, but in a
country where the norm is far from scrupulous and the daily dealings
range from the valiant to the villainous, a good cause is bound to
always attract two sets of people. The good contributory guys, and the
bad parasitic guys. OJB’s quest and campaign for survival is no
exception.
The good guys came in first,
Nomoreloss, the singer,
became the standard bearer of the cause. Rallying together a competent
team of friends, colleagues and volunteers, he struck out with purpose
and zest, determined to prolong the life of his friend and mentor.
Taye Aliyu,
OJB’s manager is also in the mix, pushing, stimulating and canvassing
for monetary aid. One can’t help but get the feeling that they will
prevail. OJB will live.
But somewhere, faceless and systemic, are other campaigns. Identical
to the real SaveOJBJezreel group. The same modus operandi, but bearing
uncertain motives. Inasmuch as we will want to help save a soul, we
should take steps to ascertain that the mite we donate actually gets to
the cause. To ensure this, all who seek to help should pay directly to
the publicized bank account
BABATUNDE OKUNGBOWA, UBA: 1015075120. This is advisable because it bypasses the suspicious maze of middlemen, and goes directly to the Jezreel family purse.
Also rumors abound that the specified N15 million surgical bill have
been realized, but they are lacking in credible facts and figures. No
representative of the OJB action team, or family has divulged
information to that regard. We know not where that story originated, and
the degree of its credibility, but one thing remains certain: OJB needs
your help, and some fraudulent elements would want to take advantage of
the situation. Skip the middlemen.
PAY DIRECTLY TO THE BANK ACCOUNT! SAY NO TO FRAUDSTERS, A DYING MAN NEEDS YOUR HELP!