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Friday 4 April 2014

Ayo Feyikogbon Is Old And Hypertensive

The sun is not smiling at veteran Yoruba story teller, the arrow head of popular rested Yoruba series, Feyikogbon on NTA channel 7, Lagos.
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Feyikogbon was one of the most watch television series with wide range of viewers in the yoruba speaking region. One could still remember the great legend, Akanbi Sunday Akinola popularly known as Ayo Mogaji and other characters such as Busari, Awero , Saamu, Ajobiewe, Bimbo, Sanusi, Alhaja Jinjin. Others include: Wunmi, disu and many other minor characters.
Inspite the huge acceptance and success of the most watched TV programme, the brain behind the series Ayo Mogaji is in a pitiable condition; sustaining at the mercy of good Samaritans and pension from Nigerian Army where he served. His small house at Ipaja, Lagos does not represent a picture of a theatre icon that has entertained and contributed to the moral standard of the society through national television in his active days.
In an interview, the 73yr old Ilaro born sage actor says that his deteriorating health status and old age have prevented him to feature in major threatre project. I’m old, still active and alive. I have been sick for over 5yrs, battling with hypertension and you know a hypertensive patient needs to relax and do away with stress”, he said.

On whether the umbrella body of threatre practitioners ANTP bothers to know his whereabouts, he confirmed that the prominent members of the association always come to visit him. “ANTP is trying. People like Jide Kosoko, Ebun Oloyede, Asaolu, Fala and many more come to see my welfare”.
Baba added that his team of management has put together a new version of Feyikogbon that will soon be on major cable TV. He said that he will not beg for any recognition from the government because he has done his best for the country. “I have attained a stage where government should do something for me and I will not go there for any help. The government should do what is right for me”.
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