It is no news that ailing veteran actor, Kayode Dosunmu, widely known as
Pa Kasunmu is in need of financial help to enable him undergo medical treatment
abroad for his liver and kidney related diseases. It is also not news that the Governor
of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), reportedly promised to foot the
total medical bill some days ago, which was widely applauded by many Nigerians.
According to an insider on the matter, the Lagos State Governor is yet
to fulfill his rumoured promise of taking over the full medical payments of the
actor. What is now being reported in the media is that the Lagos and Ogun State
governments donated a sum of N3.5 million (three million five hundred thousand
naira) to Pa Kasunmu as their own contribution to the treatment of the veteran
actor abroad.
Our source informed us that though Fashola contacted the actor’s family
on the issue, he also agreed to pay the 12 million bill needed for the
operation, but that the process of getting the money out for approval is said
to be proving cumbersome for the family.
The source, who begged not to be named, further disclosed that the
family of Pa Kasunmu has written to the Governor and that they are awaiting the
approval and release of the money by Governor Fashola. When asked if the letter
was written through any Commissioner in the state or written to Governor
Fashola directly, the source said that it was written directly to the governor.
The source further told First Weekly that the family is now
seeking an alternative to raising the needed funds for the actor’s treatment
since the governor’s ‘largesse’ is taking too long to get to them.
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