To draw attention to the plight of two of their ailing colleagues, some veteran Nollywood actors took to major streets in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja last week. The actors said that the peaceful rally also serves to raise financial support for James Uche and Romanus Amuta aka Natty.
While Prince James Uche has been down with kidney disease for over a year now, Romanus Amuta is currently battling Stroke.
The rally which was organised by Ordinary Ahmed Isah, the President of Brekete Family, had the likes of Bruno Iwuoha, Steve Eboh (chairman, Actors Guild of Nigeria – National Caretaker Committee), Tony Ezimadu, Onwurah Agility (Chairman, AGN, Abuja) in attendance.
“Prince James has been on dialysis for over a year now. Ahmed Isa sent me to visit them in Lagos and Enugu. That was when the doctors told me that a whooping sum of N11M is needed for Prince Uche’s kidney transplant,” Iwuoha said in a chat with an online media.
According to him, the sum of N11 million was needed for Mr Uche’s kidney transplant.
“Things are really hard now but we urge the government both federal and local to come to the aid of these talented Nigerians who have brought smiles, joy and laughter to us at one point or the other,” he said.
Recall that Prince James Uche was recently served with a notice of eviction by his landlord over failure to pay his house rent.
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