Gbenro Adesina
A Nigerian movie actress, producer and director, Toyin Adegbola, popularly known as Ajoke Ashewo to re Mecca, has decried the non-recognition of the artistes in Nigeria towards the cultural reorientation of Nigerians.
Adegbola, a former political appointee in Osun State under the administration of Rauf Aregbesola, said one of the problems the country has is that of reorientation of its people to reawaken the cultural values that will make the society better than it is today.
According to her, artistes have ways of passing pieces of information across in creative ways that would help the society to uphold value systems.
The Veteran actress stated this yesterday in Ibadan, capital of Oyo State while featuring on a radio programme.
Baring her mind on an attempt to remarry after her husband’s death about 21 years ago, the actress said she preferred concentrating on the nurturing of her children rather than remarrying, saying that concentration on the success and welfare of her children matter to her most.
However, she noted that her greatest regret in life is that she lost her husband early in her marriage as she never bargained for the unexpected development.
“Blood runs in my vein, it is a decision I have made for myself at this particular time, I don’t owe anybody any explanation for deciding since year 2020 when my husband died not to remarry. I want my children to be okay, but for now I am not ready for it”, she added.
Speaking on the alleged rape and sexual assault incident involving Yoruba actor, Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha and a 14 year-old minor, she stated that only the court of law can deliver judgement to either exonerate or find him guilty of the said offence as there are things to be mindful of because of the legal implication attached to the case.
She stated, “It is unfortunate that the issue became a public material to be debated. Now that it is in the court of law, I believe justice will be served.”
Speaking on the controversial ‘Oniduro’ guarantor saga involving popular singer, Tope Alabi, the thespian reaffirmed that God has diverse ways of speaking to human beings and He is human beings’ reliable Guarantor that cannot be disputed.
She, nevertheless, stated that Tope Alabi should have diplomatically communicated the message in a better way without being accused of destroying another person’s job or reputation.
She berated ladies who do not want to make it through a dint of hard work in the entertainment industry adding, “When you say you are not ready to work but want to become a prostitute and become rich overnight, they will just use you and dump you like a basket of tomatoes”.
