Jerry Anaba, popularly known as ‘Okomfo Kwadee’
In light of the ongoing discussions surrounding Okomfo Kwadee’s mental health struggles, individuals and key showbiz stakeholders have been trying to uncover the true cause of the highlife musician’s plight and searching for potential solutions.
However, veteran Ghanaian music producer Fred Kyei Mensah, also known as Fredyma, believes to a larger extent that Kwadee brought this situation upon himself.
Fredyma partly attributes Kwadee’s deteriorating mental health to his excessive smoking habits.
He recalled an instance where Kwadee’s colleague, the late Terry Bonchaka, even refused to ride in the same car with him due to the overwhelming smoke.
According to Fredyma, this is a clear example of how the musician’s lifestyle may have contributed to his current state.
During a discussion with Power FM, Fredyma stated, “Kwadee smokes weed, and his condition today is as a result of the weed he smokes. In life, everyone needs help, but if you keep helping someone who doesn’t want to be helped, what can you do?”
He continued, “In 2003, Terry Bonchaka told me and Regan backstage that he would never sit in any car with Kwadee again. He said his experience with sharing a car with him was really bad because of the weed. And you know, Terry was also a Jehovah’s Witness. He told me all this backstage in 2003, 23 years ago. I remember vividly, he didn’t like it. He was raised in Santase where his dad was a security guard, and he used to smoke weed there. They know.”
Fredyma, however, pointed out Kwadee’s remarkable feat in the music industry, stating, “Kwadee has a problem, and that problem needs to be solved. He came out in the year 2000, and by God’s grace, he became this great. If someone is not Akan and yet they can sing this beautifully in the Akan language, it’s highly commendable.”
The conversations surrounding Kwadee’s condition have intensified in recent times, particularly after he was captured in an unkempt and deteriorated state.
Although there have been discussions on how to assist him, some stakeholders remain skeptical, as Kwadee has repeatedly relapsed into a bad state after receiving treatment and support.
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