The
ailing veteran Nollywood actor of Village Headmaster fame, Tunde Alabi, who has
been laying critically ill, over complications from diabetes at the Lagos
General Hospital has had one of his legs amputated.
The
surgery to save the Thespian from further complication by amputating one of his
leg took place today, Monday, October 24, 2016. There were several efforts to
checkmate the amputation surgery but all failed as they seemed to have come
rather too late.
According
to the veteran actor’s colleague, Paul Julius, who is the person solely taking
care of him, the actor has no home to go back to after the surgery.
“ As I
speak with you, the amputated leg has just been taken to the mortuary. But that
is not our major concern right now but where he will return to as his home.
Right now, he has no family, no friend that can take him in. He is homeless,”
he said.
“ Our
effort to reach the governor of Lagos State, his home tate, has only proven
partially successful as nothing definitive has come off it. The governor knows
Uncle Tunde and will be willing to help but bottlenecks of bureaucracy has not
helped matters” he added.
Tunde
Alabi has been on the acting scene since the glorious days of television drama
in Nigeria and he’s today one of the last of that octopus called The Village
Headmaster, a television drama that was the in-thing in its days on National
Television.
His role
in the now rested soap opera ‘PALACE’ produced by Ralph Nwadike was one that
viewers will not forget in haste. This thorough breed professional of the old
order who is equally at home with the youngsters of today, impacting knowledge
and valuable experience into them whenever he has the opportunity is in dire
need of help.
Paul
Julius’ call for help and his assessment of the situation:”So sad! Our Veteran
Actor’s foot finally AMPUTATED…..I’ve laboured through thick and thin to save
the life of Uncle Tunde….assisted vigorously by the indefatigable Chairman of
Actors Guild of Nigeria, Lagos State Chapter, Mr. DON PEDRO AGANBI
and through the contributions of a few spirited colleagues and fans, we
were only able to manage to keep him alive but not with his full body as our
once vibrant UNCLE TUNDE ALABI loses his right foot today at General Hospital,
Lagos to Diabetes Mellitus.
Now he’s
faced with another battle for survival….. Expensive drugs required to heal the
amputated leg……no home to return, no money to afford one as his ailment
has suck up his entire finances. We have done our best… …What would you rather
do to assist him….just put something in his account no matter how small and the
Lord will reward you abundantly. Thank you” he pleaded.
Name:
TUNDE OBAFEMI ALABI
Account
number: 0005647181
UNITY
BANK PLC.
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