‘I Spent ₦31 Million On Kidney Transplant’ – TG Omori Reveals

Nigerian music video director, ThankGod Omori, popularly known as TG Omori, has revealed that he spent about ₦31 million on a kidney transplant after battling kidney failure.

Omori said the financial burden of treatment was so heavy that even earning a monthly salary of ₦1 million would not have been enough to cover the cost of his care.

Naija News reports that the music video director spoke during an interview on the Afropolitan podcast published on YouTube on Wednesday, where he opened up about his experience with kidney failure, dialysis and his eventual transplant.

According to Omori, dialysis costs between ₦50,000 and ₦70,000 per session at some hospitals.

He said he paid much more at a private facility, where a session cost between ₦150,000 and ₦200,000.

Omori explained that patients undergoing dialysis could require up to three sessions every week, pushing the weekly cost to between ₦500,000 and ₦600,000.

“I spent a lot on surgery. Dialysis costs ₦70k a day, but at an exclusive place, I sometimes had 3 sessions a week, costing ₦500k. A minimum-wage person wouldn’t cope. I waited a year for a transplant, which cost ₦31m.

“So, a minimum-wage person is dead already on one session,” he said.

He estimated that a patient could spend as much as ₦31 million on dialysis and treatment over about a year while waiting for a transplant, excluding additional expenses on tests, medication and possible complications.

Omori also spoke about his first attempt to receive a kidney from his brother.

He said it took about nine months to find a donor before doctors discovered that the kidney was not compatible with his body.

“My brother gave me his kidney after it took us 9 months to find a donor. The doctor said my body wasn’t accepting it, that it didn’t match.

“The doctor tried again, but it wasn’t responding. I was pissed, and they said they would have to take me back to see how they could make my body accept it. My brother still has to live with only one kidney,” he said.

‘₦1 Million Salary Can’t Serve You’

Reflecting on the financial pressure he experienced during his treatment, Omori said earning ₦1 million every month would still not have been enough to meet the expenses.

“So, automatically, if your salary is even one million naira a month, it can’t serve you,” he said.

The experience, he added, changed his understanding of the importance of money and financial support during serious health challenges.

“Even though money can’t buy happiness, money can still buy some time,” Omori said.

Omori had disclosed in 2024 that he underwent a kidney transplant, revealing that his only brother donated one of his kidneys to him.

He also shared a photograph of himself receiving treatment in a hospital at the time, with the caption, “Keep my spirit alive.”