Actor Yomi Fabiyi has berated his senior colleague Bolaji Amusan, professionally known as Mr Latin, over his remark on ailing actors seeking help.
Mr Latin, president of the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN), had said that actors publicly begging for help are not members of the association.
Reacting to this, Yomi in a video shared on Instagram on Thursday night cautioned Mr Latin against constantly reacting to every news on social media.
He advised him to get a special adviser on media who would censor his statements, to avoid making more mistakes.
According to Yomi: “I am doing this broadcast to address the President of TAMPAN, Mr Latin i.e Bolaji Amusan. Mr Latin, you are the president of TAMPAN, you are the president of professionals in that association.
“You aren’t a president of social media. So whenever issues arise, I would appeal to you to take your time before you respond.
“I advised you a long time ago that you need special adviser on media so that things would pass through the person and there would be serious censorship.
“You are human, if care isn’t taken you will make a mistake, like the one you just did, denying that actors seeking help aren’t members of TAMPAN. I need to be honest with you.”
On May 18, Mr Latin revealed that TAMPAN had spent over N10 million on helping actors who have health challenges.
He stated that actors who publicly plead for help are not part of the association, hence TAMPAN cannot be of help to them.
