Kollington Ayinla sells property to treat ‘spiritual illness’

By Unknown

Friday, 3 January 2014

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Reports have it that veteran Fuji
Musician Kolington Ayinla is battling
a 'strange illness' and has put up
some of his landed property for sale, in
other to raise money to pay for
treatment .

The 'Ijo Yoyo' singer in a recent
interview with Encomium Weekly said,
'It is a strange ailment, it's spiritual.
That's the best way of describing it.
But I thank God that I am still alive'.

Ayinla also blamed his poor health
condition on the state of the Nigerian
economy; 'My health condition has been worsened by the poor economic
situation of Nigeria, nothing is
working. Everything is paralysed.

I kept thinking to the extent that I
wanted to sell my property. If the
government had not turned
everything upside down, people like
me are not supposed to be suffering
likes this'.

The Fuji singer had also sold his old fish depot (which he has owned for over 25 years), situated along Lagos-Abeokuta expressway, Lagos in other to treat an initial ailment.

The news of Ayinla's illness follows a
growing trend of older Nigerian
artistes and actors battling several
medical conditions. Ayinla is one of the most popular Fuji artistes who shot to fame in the late 80s and early 90s with several hit albums like 'Kasabubu', 'Ijo Yoyo' and 'Kaya'.