Veteran Nollywood actress cum Labour Party (LP) chieftain Hilda Dokubo, has refuted rumours of her death making the rounds online amid the ongoing crisis in Rivers State.
TheNewsGuru reports that the actress’s purported death rumours started on Facebook, as it was alleged that people started carrying the thespian’s pictures around while singing funeral songs.
During an Instagram Live session on Friday, the movie star said she is healthy and will continue to speak the truth about politics and governance.
Hilda Dokubo stated that money is the least of her cares, stressing that everyone, including Fubara, knows she is not bribable.
She also maintained that she would keep speaking and advocating for good governance.
She said, “Everybody, this is me, healthy and strong. I’m not dead. I’m not dying now. I’m not afraid. Do you know how many times blogs have written that I died? Every second, every minute, they’re killing one actor or the other. So, it’s not a big deal.
“But a lot of people have been worried. I also worry for my friends. People had even gone to visit my mum who is almost 80 years old.
“If you know anything about me, I am fearless. Whatever I want to do, I will do. And I will say exactly how I want to say it. I was properly raised by very good parents. Money is the least of my cares. Everybody, including (Sim) Fubara (suspended Rivers State governor), knows that I am not ‘bribeable.’ If I were, I wouldn’t be where I am. I wouldn’t be on the side of truth.
“I have no business organising a rally or whatever you called it to push a man. If you had any sense in your chicken head, you would have known that I love to dance. Every time I attend an event in my community, I dance. If you can’t find me dancing, you can only find me climbing up a stage to make a speech.
“I would never wish him dead. I am not a proponent of politics with bitterness.
“I am not a coward and can never be one. No matter what they do, I will not change my position. I will try my best to ignore ignoramuses. But I want you to take this as a fact: I, Hilda, will never, ever wish death on anyone. Not even at my lowest.”