Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria, TAMPAN, has summoned veteran actor Ebun Oloyede, professionally recognized as Olaiya Igwe, to a disciplinary panel over a video that confirmed him praying nude for the victory of the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2023 election.
Recall that the actor was seen bare in a controversial video shared on his Instagram web page, praying for Tinubu’s victory at the seaside.
This received social media buzzing as many individuals didn’t discover it welcoming. Social media customers tagged TAMPAN and reported the actor’s Instagram web page.
Instagram additionally deleted his account for violating its nudity and obscenity guidelines.
As a end result, the affiliation summoned the actor to face a disciplinary panel to clarify the causes for his actions.
TAMPAN govt and actress Rose Odike, throughout her interview with Sunday Scoop, famous that Olaiya Igwe had been summoned to face a disciplinary panel to clarify himself, but he has but to seem earlier than it.
She mentioned, “He has the right to support whoever he wants to, but we have the moral justification angle. We are looking at the morality behind that advert (video). It is not about who he is supporting. It is about him breaching the code of ethics of our association and industry.”