Veteran Ghanaian filmmaker Socrate Safo has commented on the statement made by the late gospel musician Kofi Owusu Dua Anto, also known as KODA, regarding a doctor’s misprescription over an eight-month period before his passing.
Socrate highlighted the seriousness of a doctor prescribing incorrect medication to a patient, emphasizing that such actions should not be taken lightly by those affected. He cited the case of the late American musician Michael Jackson, whose doctor was sentenced to jail for administering the wrong medication.
Even though Michael Jackson had requested the medication, the doctor was held accountable by the law. Socrate suggested that KODA should have taken legal action against the doctor responsible for the misprescription.
“In medical terms, the offence [wrong medication prescription] is very high. You remember the trial about Michael Jackson’s death. Even though the musician asked for the injection, the doctor who did that was charged, found guilty, and even jailed.
“I have lost some people who were close to me because of some of these issues. In this particular KODA case, he should have sued [the doctor responsible for the wrong medication prescription],” said Socrate.
He commented after a video of KODA narrating how a doctor gave him the wrong medication for eight months went viral following his demise.
Since the video surfaced, some individuals have raised concerns about why the doctor was not held accountable for his actions.
KODA’s Health Issues
KODA was battling with a condition called G6PD deficiency. While it has not been established that it was the cause of his death, the musician in a video that has gone viral said he took the wrong medication for eight months.
He spoke about how he had been given the wrong medication at an unnamed Takoradi-based hospital during one episode that he suffered, stressing how that incident changed him forever in terms of demanding answers on his health.
He said after he had been treated over two days and released back in 2016 thereabout, “I started developing some funny, funny symptoms here and there over time and I noticed something was not right.
“So, I remember one day being bold enough to google the medication I was given and I noticed that one major element that I was asked to take was a Sulphur-based medication and immediately I told myself that I had a medical condition called G6PD.
“I know for sure that Sulphur is one of the things that I am not supposed to take. Why, the people, they want kill me or what? Because I had taken the medication for over 6 close to 8 months,” he added.
About KODA
KODA was a Ghanaian gospel singer, songwriter, music producer, and multi-instrumentalist who was based in Takoradi in the Western Region of Ghana.
Celebrated as one of the definitive sounds of Ghana’s influential contemporary gospel music, KODA was a multi-award-winning artiste passionate about sharing the gospel and helping shape the sound and music direction of others through music production.
He produced music for the likes of the late Danny Nettey, Ps. Joe Beechem, Nii Okai, Halal Afrika, Eugene Zuta, and more.
KODA’s discography includes 3 studio albums, 2 live albums, and 2 instrumental/ jazz albums.
‘Keteke’ was his 6th vocal album.
He is well-known for popular gospel songs such as ‘Nkwaa Abodo’, ‘Nsem Pii’, ‘Adooso’ and ‘Hossana’.
Others are ‘Poma Dadaa’, ‘Amen’ and ‘Zion Song’.
Many tributes continue to flood social media platforms.
