Baba Ijesha: Nkechi Blessing begs TAMPAN, Jide Kosoko to save her career

Rising Nollywood actress, Nkechi Blessing, has tendered unreserved public apologised to the Theatre Arts and Movie Practitioners Association of Nigeria days after she and fellow actress, Iyabo Ojo, were issued a stern warning over their ‘reckless accusations, abuses and embarrassment’ against the association.

The creative association had earlier suspended Blessing and another actor, Kehinde Adams, aka Lege, for fighting dirty on social media over the arrest of their colleague, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, fondly known as Baba Ijesha, who was accused of sexually assaulting a minor.

Shortly after, the Board of Trustees of TAMPAN and the Elders of Nigerian Motion Picture Industry also barred their members from engaging Ojo and Blessing in movie projects.

Hours after Ojo tendered her apology, Blessing also took to her verified Instagram page to apologise to TAMPAN and veteran actor, Jide Kosoko, who is also a member of the board of trustees of TAMPAN.

She wrote, “The last couple of days have been of mixed feelings, anger, concern, disbelief, shock, and confusion.

“I did not get why TAMPAN directed their members not to work with me because there is nowhere that I spoke against TAMPAN, respected elders and colleagues who are their members.

“The only thing I have done is to speak against the culture of rape, pedophilia attitude and stood against Legemiami who tactically gave support to a man who has been alleged to sexually harass a minor.