After surviving kidney disease a few years ago, actor Leo Mezie is battling for his life again.
Recall that in 2017, the founder and general overseer of the Omega
Fire Ministry International, Apostle Johnson Suleman, had sponsored
Mezie’s medical trip to London, though the actor was later advised not
to go for a transplant.
But Mezie confirmed that he was presently in a critical situation. The handsome actor stated, “As
I speak to you, I am in the hospital for dialysis. The ailment
resurfaced when I went to the United Kingdom for checks last year. When
it relapsed 11 months ago, I thought I could handle it.”
He noted that he had to speak out again when he became financially exhausted. He said, “In
December, I collapsed many times. It was later discovered that I had
lost every function of my kidney. I now undergo dialysis three times a
week, and one session is about N45,000.”
Reacting to reports that the industry had been divided over the
need to raise funds for his health, he said there was no quarrel. Mezie
stated, “I am presently relying on the Actors Guild of Nigeria. They
plan to launch a foundation soon but the urgency of my case made the
foundation to start working before its official unveiling. I only have a
problem with my former fundraiser, Chioma Okoye of Purple Ribbon Care
Foundation. I don’t even intend to talk about it because my family and
AGN have asked me to focus on my health.”
According to him, the misunderstanding began when AGN told Okoye to
pay whatever money was raised directly to his account so that he would
have access to the funds. He said, “But she refused to pay the
monies into my personal account. Since I dissociated myself from her and
funds are being transferred to my personal account, I have been able to
attend to my medical needs faster. However, AGN first intervened by
giving me some money to buy drugs.”
Mezie also informed Sunday Scoop that he was presently on admission in a private hospital in Ilupeju, Lagos. He stated, “When
nurses at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital embarked on a strike
last year, I was helpless and had to move to a private hospital. I am
receiving good treatment here too but my pocket is suffering. From the
last calculation we made, I need a minimum of N20m to be strong again
because the issue does not end with the transplant. After the
transplant, I am expected to be on life support for the rest of my life.
“I have been fighting this for the past three years and I have been conquering. I have strong faith in myself and in God.”
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