Veteran Nigerian actor, Femi Ogunrombi A.K.A Papa Ajasco is dead.
Papa Ajasco Actor, Femi Ogunrombi Passes Away
The news of the talented thespian’s death was confirmed by Journalist and theatre practitioner, Husseini Shaibu, on his Twitter handle on Sunday.
“I have just been reliably informed that the ethnomusicologist, former Music Instructor with @National Troupe and one-time stand-in for the ‘Papa Ajasco’ character on the popular @waleadenugaprod Comic Series ‘Papa Ajasco’ Mr. Femi Ogunrombi is dead,” he tweeted.
A digital journalist and talent manager, Mr. Mayowa Adenekan, while also sharing the news on social media said that the late actor was a stand-in actor when the first Papa Ajasco character pulled out.
“Veteran actor Femi Ogunrombi a.k.a Papa Ajasco is dead. I see a lot of people using images of the first papa Ajasco Mr. Abiodun Ayoyinka, but the one that died is Mr. Femi Ogunrombi, the one that took over the character when Mr Abiodun Ayoyinka pulled out of the show. May his soul RIP,” he said.
Just so you know, the late actor racked up popularity for his role in Wale Adenuga’s comedy series after he took over the character, Papa Ajasco when the former character, Abiodun Ayoyinka pulled out of the show and he carried on with the role while it lasted.
Many people who were not aware that the late Ogunrombi was a replacement for the original Papa Ajasco, Ayoyinka, published the latter’s pictures in their reports on the late Ogunrombi’s passing on Saturday, January 14.
On Sunday, Abiodun Ayoyinka, the original Papa Ajasco, clarified the confusion by putting out a video. Take a look.
See the video below for more!
