The burial committee set up to make the final burial plans for late Nollywood actress, Moji Olaiya Monday evening, met with APC national leader, Bola Tinubu and confirms the politicians full support to assist in bringing the remains of the late actress back to Nigeria from Canada where she died.
A statement signed by Yomi Fabiyi the burial publicity secretary reads, ‘the Committee after due deliberation consulted our father and a National Grand Patron of our association (TAMPAN) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the 21st May, 2017 to inform him of the demise of our colleague Moji Olaiya and that our humble unanimous decision is to have her body back, then given beffitting burial and have her 2 months old daughter re-united with the family’.
‘Today, Monday 22nd May, 2017 The Committee members, Adunola(Eldest daughter of Late Moji Olaiya)and 2 elder brothers of Late Moji Olaiya met with Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and he expressed his sympathy directly and gave adequate support that will cover the entire air-freight’.
‘On behalf of the family, colleagues and friends we say a big thank you to the National Leader for his fatherly and timely intervention. Further support or assistance from other sources if received will be adequately acknowledged. For now, we are geateful to Asiwaju and his family’.
‘The family and committee will however take it from there. Moreso, every other information relating the arrival and burial plans will be released shortly’.
Meanwhile, the governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose who was rumoured to have stopped the Burial in Canada ignored the call to help bankroll the corpse to Nigeria, according to Olukayode Salako who called him, this was what he said
‘’ Burial Committee: Your Excellency, Moji Olaiya is dead and as an ambassador of your state, we would appreciate your support to fly her corpse back to Nigeria for befitting burial.
Governor: Who is Moji?! I don’t know any Moji. Please, stop disturbing my phone!