Declaring Castro Dead Will Mean Nothing - Kofi Kinaata
Castro’s Protege, Kofi Kinaata, says declaring his mentor dead would not change a thing since he’s already as good as dead with his prolonged absence
Tanitoluwa J. Adedotun 
Kofi Kinaata thinks there is no need to officially declare Castro as dead.
The artiste Castro and his female friend Janet Bandu went missing on Wednesday, July 7, 2014, while jet skiing at the Ada Estuary.
According to the Evidence Acts of Ghana, 1975, Section 3, a missing person can only be declared dead after a period of 7 years.
The next action now will be for a court to legally declare the two dead after the 7th of July as stipulated in the 1992 constitution of Ghana.
Kofi Kinaata has noted that the action will be unnecessary.
“Personally, his absence is costing me a lot and his being declared dead will not change anything for the family, friends, and loved ones since we still don’t see him around.”
“Again, we don’t feel his presence or contribution in our lives, which is a great loss so what is the point in declaring him dead? The declaration will not change how we feel about his absence and the many tears that are being shed for what befell him since we are already in pain,” he added.
“Declaring him dead will not kill him or prevent him from coming back home when he feels like doing that if he is not dead,” He said while speaking to Graphi Showbiz.
The prolific songwriter explained that he and others are still waiting for the return of the maestro if he's still alive.
“As I mentioned earlier, the declaration will mean nothing to me and not change anything for me because there are those like myself who are very optimistic about Castro’s return,”
Theophilus Tagoe, popularly known in Showbiz as Castro De Destroyer, was born in 1982. He released his debut album 'Sradenam' in 2003 which shot him to public prominence.
Castro would always be remembered for hit songs like “African Girls”, “Adonai”, “Toffee, “Comm Centre”, “Odo Pa”, “Boneshaker” and “Back and Front” among others.
