Veteran actor William Addo opens up on circumstances leading to his blindness

Veteran actor William Addo has opened up on circumstances that led to his total loss of sight.

The actor, popularly known as Akpats3 in his hay days told media personality and philanthropist MzGee that he together with some renowned actors and actresses were scheduled to travel abroad after a movie that attracted a lot of accolades.

“I was all set to travel to the United States; my passports and five-year stay permit was granted and that was when I started feeling the pain in my eye so I proceeded to see a doctor who told me it was nothing major with my eye,” he stated.

He added that after a painful period of operation, he had to forfeit the trip when his eye began to deteriorate.

The veteran stated that ironically he was not free after the operation on the left eye but saw the healthy eye begin to hurt him too which saw him losing both eyes.

Appealing for any form of support from the state Mr. Addo stated that there was massive support from some media personalities and former President John Dramani Mahama who donated lump sums with which was used to support his medical bills.

Despite the trials and attempts by medical teams to sustain his sight, all proved futile leaving him totally blind.

The actor who is hopeful of seeing once again before his eventual demise now lives in his own house in Tefle in the Ga Adanmge district pleaded with the general public to help him pay his electricity bills which amount to almost 5,000 Ghana cedis.

Mr. William Addo was a formidable figure who stood tall in the movie industry and the fight towards the liberation of the Ghana Actor’s Guild.

He revealed that he had to forgo his stay overseas to help improve the movie industry despite the fact that he received his acting training there.

Akpats3 expressed great distaste at the current administration of the Ghana Actors Guild saying that it is now full of self-seeking individuals.