Majek Needs All The Love And Understanding He Can Get Right Now - Charly Boy Writes

Charles Oputa aka Charly Boy has become the latest celebrity to weigh in on the lingering controversy over Majek Fashek's state of health, saying the Nigerian reggae legend needs help "right now!"

The mental and physical state of the 'Send Down The Rain' singer has been the subject of public discourse in the last two years during which efforts have been made by kind-hearted individuals to rehabilitate the reggae singer, who is said to be suffering from drug addiction.

Contributing to the debate, the eccentric Charly Boy has decided to raise public awareness further on Majek Fashek's present health condition.

"The worst thing we can do is stand and watch when we see someone struggling in agony, especially when their pain is self inflicted", he writes. "It is no longer news that the rain maker is a sorry shadow of himself plagued by issues larger than his self discipline".

According to Charly Boy, himself a former popular musician, "Majek Fashek is our own; let's see how we can heal our rain maker who needs all the love and understanding he can get right now. I know quite a few well meaning Nigerians have contributed to his rehabilitation, but I still encourage others to help see the healing of this great musician become a reality".

He adds that "It is our collective effort to help rehabilitate him as a social responsibility of fighting this hard drug menace that is wasting so many of our youths.

I remember this very handsome man with a good heart and we had worked together a long time ago at the start of his beautiful but truncated music career".

Recalling that Majek in his heydays was a "multi-talented artiste of international repute, whose hit rendition 'Send down the Rain' still does exactly that anytime it is played - sending the shivers down our spines", Charly Boy said the song used to be his favorite song from the reggae legend's album, and till today, he still remebers the lyrics, word for word, many years after.

"He brewed that song right in my studio in Oguta, in the seven months he spent with me there as an in-house producer", Charly Boy recalled with a feeling of nostalgia, adding that Majek "was so promising, so full of dreams that it breaks my heart to see him so degenerated and entirely disconnected today".

"Looking at him now, I say to myself, it could have been me or any of us. Some people are not so lucky to imbibe self discipline for things that are destructive to them, however, that doesn't necessarily make those of us better human beings for being able to.

"I know it can be a huge heartache watching someone you love struggle with an addiction or have a mental illness but the good news is that it is curable. When we show more love as parents, friends, associates, spouses, brothers or sisters, we help the people going through this struggle feel good about themselves", wrote Charly Boy.