Series of criticisms has continued to trail the plan to sell T-shirts at the cost N1,500 each mark the burial of late Nollywood actress, Moji Olaiya.
However, some members of the public had objected to the plan to print and sell T-shirts during Moji Olaiya’s burial saying that the actress died at a very tender age of 42.
They said that doing that would amount to a celebration of somebody who died untimely.
Mrs Damilola Ahmed, civil servant said the burial committee by coming up with the idea of T-shirt would be turning the burial of the painful death of the 42 year-old actress into a money-making venture.
Mrs Damilola while condemning the development said “What kind of T-shirts are they selling or planning to print and sell and for what? They are laughing, not crying for her. And they announced it to the public?’’
in the same vein, a businesswoman, Mrs Iyabo Olaitan, said that instead of the burial planning committee to make the ceremony low key, they are planning to sell T-shirts..
“For what? They are bad people, anybody that suggested that is not a good person. She is still very young for that. They should rather beg God to spare their own lives” Olaitan added.
Mr Nwosu, a student of the Lagos State University (LASU) said “How can people think of printing and selling T-shirts for the burial of a young woman that died three months after child birth? Such people want to do business with her burial. Are they happy about the death? What for? “
Nwosu in his words said “Will people still be wearing the T-shirts after her burial? How will the family react seeing the T-shirts worn by the public after then? Her death was bad enough; the T-Shirt is not necessary. Her parents are still alive. They will always remember her,’’
Mr Abiodun Bello, said that “when they were asked to contribute money to bring her corpse back to Nigeria from Canada they did not. Now, they have money to do T-shirts. This is bad. They should have reflected deeply before announcing it.
“My people so much like uniforms. This cannot happen in every event. This one is a sad one. I know some of them will like it, but of what use,’’ he said.
Moji Olaiya was the daughter of the legendary Nigerian highlife maestro, Victor Olaiya. She converted to Islam in 2014.
She made a debut in the film industry with a feature movie “Sunmibare’’ which was produced by Dimeji Ijaduade; before she took a role in Wale Adenuga Productions, Super Story series, “No Pain, No Gain’’.
She also featured in many Nollywood and Yoruba movies, among which were: “Sade Blade-2005’’, “Nkan Adun-2008’’; “Omo Iya Meta Leyi-2009’’; “Agunbaniro’’ and others.
She produced a film “Iya Okomi’’ which was premiered in 2016.
she was honored in 2015, by the Nigerian Police Force, FCT Command, as a role model for the Nigerian youths.
The late Actress died in Canada three months after child birth at the age of 42 years old.
