It's sad that celebrity blogger, Linda Ikeji has
been in the news recently for the bad reasons.
Stakeholders in the industry are beginning to
call her out for one reason or the other and
we are worried it might soon affect her well-
built image over the years.
Another major diss is coming from organiser
of the Best of Nollywood awards (BON), Seun
Oloketuyi who put the blogger on blast for
reporting an unconfirmed story on her blog.
Linda Ikeji had published that organisers of
the 7th edition of the Best of Nollywood (BON
Awards) held at the River State Government
House in Port Harcourt recently, didn't treat
invited Nollywood practitioners well, and
Oloketuyi is accusing Nollywood actor and
producer, Elvis Chuks as the masterminding
the controversy on Linda's blog.
Read Oloketuyi’s message below…
Dear all, I want to use this opportunity to
thank the over 200 guests who flew to Port
Harcourt, Rivers State, from all over Nigeria
to witness the 2014 BON Awards and to say
thank you to Governor Amaechi for his love
for the arts and Nollywood. However, the
events of the last 24hrs have come as a shock
to me and what keeps ringing in my head is
why? Though there is an official press release
to debunk the misinformation on Linda Ikeji’s
blog, this message is to address the issue of
fiends masquerading as friends. Elvis Chuks is
supposed to be my friend. He was one of the
few Nollywood guys who sent me a birthday
present this year. He has direct access to me
and he is an integral part of another project I
am involved in. Elvis was in PH as a nominee
and was accorded the same courtesies as
other celebrities. You can therefore imagine
my shock to discover that he is not just the
source of Linda Ikeji’s fallacy, he has been
sending broadcasts that Mama G and Liz
Benson walked from the Government House
gate to the banquet hall. He lied. I rode in the
bus that took them, Yinka Quadri and Sola
Sobowale to the venue. They are alive and
checks could be made. My friend also
complained of not getting food and drink at
the event. Yes, because we were not having
an owambe. Lunch and dinner were provided
buffet-style at the various hotels. Besides, I
have never seen an international awards
show where food is served. I pity Elvis really
because BON Awards is an idea inspired by
God and no amount of negative campaign can
bring it down. On Linda’s post, it is scary that
we chatted and exchanged mails at 9am when
she made enquiries about the event pictures
only for her to post her lies as (usual) without
asking for our side of the story. Yet, this is
somebody I call my friend and who can reach
me anytime. If Linda thinks she is invincible
and could therefore bring other people down,
let her be reminded of the fall of Sani Abacha
and Ghadaffi.
signed: Seun Oloketuyi...
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