The Lagos State Council for Arts and Culture (LCAC) have clarified the news on the death of veteran Nigerian actor popularly referred to as Papa Ajasco.
According to Durojaiye Olanrewaju, the PAO of LCAC, the veteran actor, Mr. Abiodun Ayoyinka (Papa Ajasco) is hale and hearty. The person that his death was announced is Mr. Femi Taiwo Ogunronbi, his look alike who took over his role in Papa Ajasco and company.”
The death of Mr Femu Ogunrombi was confirmed by Shaibu Husseini, a Theatre practitioner on Sunday, 15th January.
Husseini confirmed that the look alike Papa Ajasco breathed his last on Saturday, January 14, 2023. Though with a little mix-up.
“I have just been reliably informed that the ethnomusicologist, former Music Instructor with the NationalTroupe OfNigeria and one time stand in for the ‘PapaAjasco’ character on the popular WAP Comic Series ‘PapaAjasco’ Mr. Femi Ogunrombi is DEAD. I am told that the actor, singer, highlifist and trained Nurse whom we fondly called ‘Uncle Ogurombo’ (not to his hearing though) passed on this evening”, he wrote on his social media pages.
Mr. Femi Ogunrombi took over the character, PapaAjasco when the former character, Abiodun Ayoyinka pulled out of the show and he carried on with the role while it lasted.
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