Late Moji Olaiya the popular Yoruba Nollywood actress who died in Canada two months after giving birth to a baby girl will now be buried in Nigeria.
Many thanks to Asiwaju Bola Hammed Tinubu, who is sponsoring the Burial as well as transporting the corpse back home.
The remains of the 42 year old mother of two daughters who was alleged died of cardiac arrest following childbirth complications on Thursday, May 18, in Canada, is being expected in Nigeria For burial.
Initially the social media was misinformed the corpse was being transported back home by the Ekiti State government.
But sad to note that when the burial committee reached out to Governor Fayose, he pretended not knowing the late Nollywood actress.
When the burial committee called Governor Ayo Fayose he responded that he doesn’t know any Moji Olaiya.
Below is the conversation between the burial committee and Ekiti State Governor
Your Excellency, Moji Olaiya is dead and as an ambassador of your state, we would appreciate your support to fly her corpse back to Nigeria for befitting burial
Governor Fayose:
Who is Moji?! I don’t know any Moji. Please, stop disturbing my phone!
The burial committee thankful to Asiwaju Tinubu wrote.
Thank you Asiwaju Bola Hammed Tinubu for always proving it that you remain among the only few reasonable, reliable and benevolent fathers of the Yoruba nation ever since.
Moji’s remains is coming back home.
Thank you Jagaban!
Thank you, all well-meaning Nigerians who have contributed in one way or the other.
Thank you, sir! What a man with such a large heart!
Husband to actress, Foluke Daramola and founder Coordinator of Change Agents of Nigeria Network (CANN), Olukayode Salako sad at the development in the industry wrote:
The manner in which Moji Olaiya died was bad. The way with which her corpse has been treated by her Nollywood friends has been disheartening, to say the least.
During her illustrious Nollywood career in which she became a superstar. Over six million Yoruba movies were produced and counting.
Moji starred in thousands of them. When she died, we found out that her Nollywood friends could not come together to raise the money to bring her body home from Canada.
Sad. All they did was shed tears acting to be in sorrow on Social media.
The committee of friends led by Fathia Balogun had to go cap in hands begging for money for the deceased superstar.
To confirm the troubling fact that 96% of deaths in Nollywood has been due to either neglect by “Nollywood friends” and poverty.
We are talking about an industry where the stars are known to flaunt their wealth on red carpets.
An industry with so many associations that would kill to get the next government money. The theme in most Nollywood stories is how well the country is doing. How many billions they won from a government contract.
We see the big expensive cars. We see the breathtaking mansions.We see the designer bags and clothes. But when it was time to pay for Enebeli Elebuwa’s ( Andrew No Check Out) medical bills. Nollywood stood by and watch him die.
Same was the fate of Mufutau Sanni ( Ajigijaga) and so many others. Most depressing now is what Nollywood friends are doing to Moji Olaiya, after her sad and unexpected demise.
The truth in Nollywood is everyman for himself and God help us all.
We often and rightfully find the government as the scapegoat to vent our blame and anger. But it is time Nollywood looks into the mirror.
There is more to life besides lights, camera, action.
