Veteran comedian, Moses Olaiya, popularly known as Baba Sala, has
solicited the financial support of well-meaning Nigerians for him to be
able to take care of his health.The comedian, who sank into the background after enjoying patronage and
limelight for decades, is said to be suffering from a stroke.
At a briefing held on his biography due for presentation on December 4,
Baba Sala, who spoke with difficulty, noted, “I need help. Nigerians
should help me. I am not dead yet, they should not let me die
suffering.”
The one-time bride of the country’s entertainment industry looked frail and breathed with difficult at the event.
According to Punch, he could barely walk, as he was supported to the venue by two people.
Although he is 80, his family, and one of his wives, Funmi, said the
octogenarian was not suffering from old age but lack of funds for
medical treatment.
Baba Sala’s investments, according to his first son, Reverend Dele
Adejumo, had all been wrecked by circumstances and poor management.
Among his investments listed by Adejumo are the Awada Spot in Ibadan;
Alawada Standard Hotel, Ilesha; Alawada Records, Ibadan; and Ibukun
Alawada Photo magazine.
Adejumo said, “He has investments but they have all been wrecked by
mismanagement. He also had a three-storey building in Mushin, Lagos
which he had to sell to offset debt incurred when his work, Orun
Mooru,was pirated. We still have some of his recorded works not in
public yet but machines that will be used to transform them to an
acceptable format are not easily available. We do not have the kind of
money they are charging us.
“We have been told that baba needs a lot of money for medical treatment
abroad. He is suffering from a stroke and other ailments. There are many
people of his age who are not like this. We are trying our best as
family members. We take him to the teaching hospital weekly but he needs
proper medical attention.”
The book, ‘The Triumph of Destiny,’,which was co-authored by Babatunde
Akinola, Collins Oyedokun, and Kunle Ajani, will be presented in Lagos.
“The book chronicles the pride of place that Baba Sala acquired for
himself in the Nigerian theatre industry as the first comedian and
consummate entertainer. It captures the antecedents and essence of the
creative energies of a comical trailblazer,” Collins said.
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