Bishop J.Y. Adu, founder of the New Jerusalem Church, has provided details surrounding the death of veteran gospel musician Yaw Sarpong, revealing that family members removed him from the facility where he was receiving specialized care.
Speaking on Adom FM’s Kasiebo is Tasty, Bishop Adu extended condolences to the bereaved family and recounted Sarpong’s long battle with illness.
“He wasn’t completely healed. In 2011, he was struck by a sickness that left him paralyzed, but through the grace of God, he recovered. In 2020, he fell sick again and had been fighting it ever since,” he said.
Bishop Adu explained that disagreements arose between himself and Sarpong’s children when they insisted on taking their father from the church’s care facility a day after the death of legendary backing vocalist Maame Adwoa Tiwaa.
“I wasn’t happy because the specialist and I were closely monitoring his condition and administering medication. But we could not stop them because he is their relative,” he added.
According to Bishop Adu, after Sarpong was taken home, he required regular oxygen treatments and struggled to eat during the last days of his life.
He said he visited Sarpong at home a week after the move and advised that he return to the facility, which has nurses, lab technicians, herbal medicine options, and daily monitoring of blood pressure and other vital signs.
“Without this level of care, patients cannot survive long, especially when blood pressure or sugar levels fluctuate, and I told the family and his caregivers, but they didn’t heed my advice,” he said.
The bishop, while withholding specifics about Sarpong’s illness, emphasized that prayers were combined with medical care to sustain him and concluded, “God knows best.”
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