Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has paid glowing tributes to the late veteran actress, Bukola Ajayi.
Describing her as an iconic thespian, the Minister said Ajayi was a “colossus of her time who has left an indelible footprint in the country’s creative landscape”.
In a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Minister, Mr Segun Adeyemi, and made available to newsmen, Mohammed said that in spite of Ajayi’s old age, he still received the news of the death of the veteran actress and broadcaster with shock, sense of sadness and great loss.
He described the late stage and screen actress as a multi-talented creative person, the minister recalled that the deceased started her career as a television presenter and news reader before taking to acting, where she excelled.
“Her journey in the Nigerian creative industry spans decades of amazing performances in classic productions. Among the productions are the unforgettable Village Headmaster and a number of critically acclaimed stage and screen productions like ThunderBolt, Oduduwa, Women’s Cot, Mother of George and The Sisters.
“There is no doubt that she will forever be an inspiration to generations of people in the creative industry,” he said.
Ajayi died in Lagos on Wednesday at the age of 82.
