The family of late Majekodunmi Fasheke, famously known as Majek Fashek, has made a public plea for for financial assistance to fly home the deceased reggae legend who died on June 1st in the US.
The immediate family of late reggae music icon, Majek Fashek, has called on Nigerians to assist them in burying the singer. As former House of Representatives member, Ehiozuwa Johnson Agbonayinma, who represented Egor/Ikpoba Okha federal constituency spoke to the media on behalf of Majek’s family who wants the singer buried in Nigeria.
Agbonayinma said Majek is a legend and Africa’s pride and thus cannot be allowed to be buried like an ordinary mortal.
He stated:
“ With the support of the family, the children, we are looking at how we can bring him to Nigeria to be buried here. This is going to cost quite a lot of money, especially with the challenge of COVID-19. So, we are trying to raise fund.
“The only account we have right now to be donated to, is the senior son’s account, Randy. Making this public is not my decision alone, some people came and said we should set this up”.
“They said we should set up account in America and Nigeria. We want him to be buried here in Nigeria, his fatherland and not in some foreign land like a chicken. In Nigeria, we are still trying to decide which account to use but the American account of the first son is ready and people are already paying into it”.
Fashek died in his sleep on 2 June 2020 in New York city. He was 57, and was battling esophageal cancer. His death was confirmed by his manager, Omenka Uzoma, on the late singer’s official Instagram handle.The late reggae maestro died 11:45 pm Nigerian time on June 1, 2020. He’s survived by a wife and three children, all boys.
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