Legendary reggae singers, Ras Kimono and Orits Williki joined other Nigerians during the week to mourn the loss of former President of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria, PMAN, Mustapha Amego. Mustapha died last Thursday morning in far away United States.
He was one of the hosts of popular 90's weekly music-dance show, Sunday Rendezvous. The singer who left the shores of this country several years ago died after a long battle with colon cancer.
Expressing shock over his demise, Ras Kimono regretted that the ex-PMAN boss has not visited home for the past 10 years. He described his demise as "a very big lost",adding "owing to his long absence from the country, today's Nigerian youths are hardly acquainted with his name."
According to him, Mustapha worked with Discovery Channel in America covered one of his shows in America. "He had a studio and video recording outfit over there', Ras Kimono disclosed.
Also, paying tribute to the departed ex-PMAN president, Orits Williki described his death as "a bad news", adding " I didn't know he was ill in the first place."
"Last month, we chatted on facebook but I wasn't aware that he has been down with colon cancer. I am really not happy to be commenting on this kind of sad development."
Mustapha was PMAN president from 1993 to 1996. After his tenure, he relocated to the US where he worked with the Discovery Channel as a content producer and editor. He also produced Nollywood movies including Double Shift'1&2 starring Jim Iyke,'Ladies in the City'(co-produced with Desmond Elliot) and 'My American Nurse'.
Earlier in the week, his American wife, Marie called for prayers for late husband on her facebook page.
Mustapha has since been buried according to the Muslim rites in the United states.
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