CASTRO IS ALIVE AND AIMING TO WIN LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

By JOYCELINE NATALLY CUDJOE

The popular undisputed singer Theophilous Tagoe a.k.a Castro is alive and chilling in the West side with a new ‘sakura’ hair cut at Anaji a suburb of Takoradi in the Western Region.

Speculation moving around in the twin-city (Sekondi-Takoradi) is that the “under fire” man is blazing alive with joy and much enthusiasm as he has re-branded himself to serve his sympathetic fans.

Castro is said to have been missing with a female friend Janet Bandu in the waters of Ada on July 6^th 2014 during a Jet Ski ride at Aqua safari.

Attempt to rescue them had proven futile. Some believe he is dead, others believe he has been kidnapped, others also believe he is in the coffer’s of the sea deity.

However, the father John Eshun and the wife Mrs. Dorothy Tagoe strongly believe the “seihor” singer is alive and debunked the idea of the popular mischievous death on the lips of some Ghanaians.

Fans of Sekondi-Takoradi are now certain that their star is still alive and five to six month to come he would raid the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) grounds and claim his awards.

The fans are optimistic that Castro would win from most of the music categories (the life achievement award, best collaboration of the year, the most popular song of the year, the artist of the year etc).

These optimistic fans are much passionate, emotional and sensitive about the life achievement award they are aiming for the western celebrity in the year 2015 VGMA, to them Castro had worked hard and has notable songs that even got some pastors danced to his tunes.

Although this recent disappearance of Castro could make the organizers and many music lovers select Tagoe as the next successor to Ebo Taylor (2014 VGMA life Achievement Award winner) but to them their icon deserves it and is not due to an act of sympathy, the fans stressed.

Moreover, these fans urge the organizers of the VGMA to continue giving the life achievement awards to people who are alive and could see the reward of their achievement rather than creating a sorrowful atmosphere of mourning before giving the award.

                                                                                          

WILL EBOLA BREAK TIDES OF FRIENDSHIP

It is however funny how Ghanaians had been breaking tides of friendship since the Ebola Viral Disease (EVD) outbreak hit some part of the West Africa Countries.

The ebola virus was detected in the remote jungles of Southeastern Guinea early this year and spreaded out to Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Senegal.

As part of an its (ebola) campaign and measures put in place to prevent encountering the disease, people are over conscious in terms of holding hands, embracing and eating of meat.

The loving handshake greetings shared in church is now seen as evil catastrophe even shaking of handkerchiefs in the praising of God and expressing ones joy has become an omen to Christians.

Now people raises eye-brow of doubt thinking they will contract the virus from a loving friend whom they once ate from the same bowl, even those who mistakenly shake hands with you, will immediately sanitize their hands as if you have been diagnosed of one.

One could say that ebola has set restrictions on the kinds of meat one should take, making people despise the meat they truly love. Some meat sellers showed signs of frustrations as most Ghanaians are now filled with fear to buy any form of meat.

The  EVD campaign is believed to have left some people jobless especially sellers of bush meat and bat thus have made them agitated about the incurable virus.

Report of a Nigerian who was rushed recently to hospital was alleged to have been left without health officials’ treatment due to the scare of contracting the disease.

Not long ago patients and some hospital staff of Sunyani took to their heals as they suspected a patient who is suffering from hernia bleeding as Ebola.

Due to the education on the disease in the media and health personnel, many Ghanaians are confusing themselves to associate some ailment with Ebola Viral Disease (EVD) this has led to many family neglecting their relatives and leaving them isolated.

There are others who are of the view that the dreadful disease is a curse that has stricken the war-like countries and that Ghanaians should bow down and make their voice heard in prayers to seek the mercies of the Lord rather than pin pointing and running in fear whenever they see and hear someone stained with blood or showing signs of fever.

People are too much driven by the fear of contracting ebola virus to the extent of leaving their environment in dirt  thus has paved way for cholera to kill potent beings who could have helped in the developmental agenda of this great Nation.

Since the United Nations (UN) used Ghana as a base for supply bound for countries stricken by incurable virus, most Ghanaians are much worried for the fact that some could contract such virus and make it spread its wings in the country.

Travelling has become impossible, even if one has a special help to give out to some friends of this ebola zone they will not as the disease has broken tides of friendship.

                              

By JOYCELINE NATALLY CUDJOE

TAKORADI