Fans yesterday reacted angrily
following the death of another popular actor, Samuel Adesanya, a.k.a
Pastor Ajidara, as they blamed his colleagues in the movie industry
for their inability to be their brother's keeper.
Ajidara, 62, died of kidney failure in
the early hours of yesterday. Mr. Latin broke the sad news on his
social media page yesterday, with a picture of Ajidara on the sick
bed which he captioned, “and the man died few minutes ago.”
Ajidara's wife, Atinuke Adesanya also
confirmed his demise. She said, the actor died at Mercy Hospital,
Onikolobo, Abeokuta, where he was undergoing dialysis treatment.
Immediately Ajidara's demise went viral
on the Internet, fans started attacking Nollywood practitioners for
failing to come to the rescue of one of their own when he needed them
most.
One of the posts on Facebook by Pat Chi
Reuben reads, “ All the Nollywood practitioners can't come together
and take care of him? What is all this mess. Why are you people so
greedy and heartless to your fellow actor, not that you guys don't
have the money to help. You have money that you can not give out
then.”
In his post, Ayobami Ibrahim, “In
fact am short of words, Nollywood actors are heartless they show less
concern when it comes to helping their colleagues until the person
dies. It happened with Bisi Komolafe , Olumide Bakare , now pastor
Ajidara it's unfair you guys will take multi-million naira to premier
a movie, buy big houses at Lekki and in Abuja. But for you to help
each other you don't. God is watching you all.”
Another fan, Olalekan Adeoye wrote,
“Nollywood, I know some of you are lettered, please try and get a
health insurance policy in place that can cater for your health
issues when needed it is illiteracy way of living asking money
everyday when some of your member is ill .Pastor Ajidara was one of
the talented actor. May his soul rest in perfect peace.”
For Prince Ademola Adekoya, “It is
obvious that all Nollywood lacks motherly love which is a serious
disease to them all if they don't know.”
“They all live luxurious life and
eager to flaunts automobiles and beautiful homes both home and abroad
on social media, yet they lack the ability to save the life's of
their colleagues in the same profession and allow them to die
cheaply. This is a serious problem to all Nollywood,” Prince
Adekoya wrote.
Adetoun Rukhayah Bello wrote, “Honestly
Nollywood practitioners as a whole should be ashamed of yourselves.”
Meanwhile, recall that Ajidara's family
had two days ago called for financial support of N12million from the
public, following his doctor’s recommendation that he would need a
kidney transplant to survive. This, was after actor Yomi Fash Lanso
and Mr. Latin made an attempt to raise funds for him to get a better
treatment.
Mrs. Adesanya said that her husband’s
illness started shortly after an auto crash in 2012.
Until his death, Mr. Adesanya was the
Governor of Ogun State Chapter of Theatre Art and Movie Producers
Association of Nigeria, TAMPAN.
The thespian who is known for his role
as a pastor in hit movie Abela Pupa produced by Ebun Oloyede aka
Olaiya Igwe died after a long battle with a kidney related ailment.
He hailed from Ijebu Ode, in Ogun State.
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