Ex-PMAN president Amego is dead

Terminally ill Nigeria’s affable funk master and former president of Performing Musician Association of Nigeria, Mustapha Amego is dead.

He died on Thursday morning after he was discharged from the Maryland Medical Center, United States.

He was discharged from that hospital on Wednesday.

Musky as fondly called by friends was expected to begin a hospice home care, indefinitely.

Amego, widely known to Nigeria’s music lovers of 80s through late 90s, as “Funky Mallam” has been incapacitated by colon cancer that had spread to other body organs in the last few months.

According to Mr. Azuka Jebose, who had a telephone conversation with Mustapha before his passing, his voice waning, weak and frail, barely audible, he expressed appreciation for the support and empathy from well meaning Nigerians since his family went public with his health challenges.

He reportedly told Jebose, “Zuky, I just wished God would give me more time to thank every Nigerian. I am grateful to have been born Nigerian. I hope someday we would resolve our various differences and live as one Nigeria, be as great as the United States. We are a resilient people, regardless of our diversity.

“Where else can you find a unique ethnic people under one nation, with beautiful and diversified cultures, people, traditions and customs? Nigeria is such a glorious nation and I pray the powers that be would someday allow our children to tell the stories of our resilience and our great people.

“Zuky, I thank you, Joel, Jude, Alex Zitto, and everybody. I am at peace and have accepted my circumstance. I don’t have much time left. But I am fulfilled… I want to be remembered as a son, a father who did his best to reach out, remember me as somebody who, despite disagreements, always found ways to put myself in people’s shoes.

“Zuky, it’s in God’s hands now. And I am a happy man, because I started this life’s journey with half full cup and filled it. It was difficult, but I filled it. I am fulfilled.”

 

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