Nigerian singer, Tekno has reportedly collapsed on stage during a concert in South Africa.
Daily Intel Newspaper gathered that Tekno’s health issues are no secret. New Telegraph reports that in 2019, the musician opened up about his struggles with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) in an emotional interview with radio host Daddy Freeze.
The condition, he said affects his vocal cords, making it difficult for him to talk and sing.
The singer’s health condition led him to undergo a surgical procedure called Esophagogastric dissociation. He also spoke about going broke and facing other challenges.
He had said, “By this time, I’ve seen like four doctors. I was getting tired, praying, some people go say na Ubi because contract is expiring in December.
“So like e no wan make I sing again after the contract… someone said it’s a girl, offered me Babalawo… At this time I was already losing my mind it was insane.
“I’ve drank all the medication, they’ve even given me reflux medication that they said I have to drink for two months or at least three months for the acid in your stomach to start to go down because all these time the acid from my stomach was coming up to my throat and irritating my vocal cords.
“So I got tired eventually, went to London, stayed a bit and then I came back to Nigeria…. This is already four months of no work, no recording, no performance, just spending money from hospital to hospital, doctor to doctor … Somebody even tell me say make I buy goat and cutlass (laughs).”
However, since the incident, no further information about his present health condition.
