Self-proclaimed relationship and mental health coach Blessing Okoro, popularly known as Blessing CEO, has insisted she owes no one an apology over her controversial breast cancer disclosure.
Blessing CEO made the comments in an interview with Lagos-based social media influencer Egungun, which was posted on Saturday. In the interview, Okoro disputed receiving a stage four diagnosis and acknowledged that she had only raised N13 million in public contributions rather than the N100 million that had been widely reported.
“For what? Who did I hurt?” she said when asked to apologise to people who felt misled by her stage four claim.
“I think I’m not a doctor and maybe I just passed the message that a doctor gave to me.”
She also suggested that there might have been a misunderstanding over the stage four allegation. “Maybe it’s miscommunication because that’s what I was told, but I’m also trying to have different options and be sure of what I’m doing when you do your biopsy,” she remarked.
Blessing CEO said she was yet to receive a definitive cancer stage assessment from her oncologist.
“I don’t know the stage I am right now because I’ve run all the tests. In a few days’ time I’ll go back to my oncologist and they will be able to tell me the exact stage,” she said.
She described the biopsy as the most recent operation and stated that she had not started treatment.
According to her, the health scare was as a result of a tumour she claimed to have found last year, which medical professionals first declared to be non-cancerous before a follow-up test contradicted that conclusion.
“It was a lump. Initially they said it was not cancerous. After a few months when I wanted to take out the lump they now said it is cancerous,” she said.
On publishing her medical results, she was equally unyielding. “I can’t post my results online. It’s personal stuff,” she said.
Blessing CEO also denied the widely circulated rumour that she had received N100 million in donations, stating that the actual amount was N13 million. She claimed, “I never reached N100 million.”
She also urged women to perform daily self-examinations in an effort to raise awareness of breast cancer.
The controversy surrounding her diagnosis intensifies as she takes a rebellious stance.
Fans and other prominent figures first expressed sympathy for her news, but doubts soon grew due to the lack of solid medical proof.
Meanwhile, businessman Alafaa Kariboye-Igbo, also known as Oil Money, posted a legal demand letter on Instagram on Thursday, claiming to have given N20 million. The letter instructed Blessing CEO to return the money within seven days or risk legal action, including being reported to police enforcement.
Join Our Social Media Channels:
WhatsApp: NaijaEyes
Facebook: NaijaEyes
Twitter: NaijaEyes
Instagram: NaijaEyes
TikTok: NaijaEyes
READ THE LATEST ENTERTAINENT NEWS
