Famous Nollywood actor Zack Orji has reportedly been hospitalised and is in critical condition at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the National Hospital in Abuja.
According to reports, the Nollywood legend who was rushed to hospital after he slumped in the toilet is unable to walk and talk. Several tests are being run on him to ascertain what is wrong.
A video making rounds shows him lying helpless in the hospital bed.
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Nollywood artistes, Zack Orji, Saidi Balogun, Foluke Daramola, Gentle Jack, Danfo Driver and Benedict Johnson, under the aegis of Ambassadors for Change Initiative (ACI), have been hosted by the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that (ACI), which comprises Nollywood actors, film producers and other groups of entertainers, is a brainchild of the Minister of State for Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr. Ramatu Tijjani.
At the meeting on Wednesday night, at the campaign office, Tinubu called on Nollywood entertainers and filmmakers to ensure that their talents yield bountiful benefits to them and the country.
Tinubu advised the filmmakers to redouble their efforts to contribute their quota to entertaining the world and strenghtening the Nigerian economy.
“As entertainers and filmmakers, you represent a key channel of reaching the people and disseminating important messages. You are the ones to help sell our country at home and abroad so that people change their mindset about Nigeria.
“The entertainment industry is at the heart and soul of our country. You are the creative people, the thinkers and doers,” he said.
The Minister of State for FCT said as “Ambassadors of Change”, register their support for Asiwaju Tinubu and endorse him for the 2023 presidency.
Zack Orji pledged that the group would stand by the APC presidential candidate until he wins the February 25, 2023 election.
“I have been in Lagos for many years and it has always been the safest place to stay in. It is a state where people from different parts of the country have found inclusion and accommodation,” he said.
Commenting on Asiwaju Tinubu’s contributions to the growth and development of Lagos, Benedict Johnson said the APC presidential candidate grew the internally generated revenue (IGR) significantly to power the state’s infrastructural development and set the standards for others that came after him to follow.
Saidi Balogun hailed Asiwaju Tinubu for his role as a pathfinder and mentor to many other leaders.
The popular actor said those in the political limelight today were products of Asiwaju’s mentoring and leadership.
Veteran actor and Preacher, Zack Orji has averred that the sit-at-home directive introduced by the federal and state governments to combat spread of COVID-19 in the country has availed families the opportunity to bond.
The revered actor also disclosed that the lockdown directive should not only be seen from a negative perspective.
“The stay-at-home order has its own advantages and disadvantages, but the way I see it and the manner that the government is handling it matters a lot to many,” he said on Tuesday.
“I believe parents, particularly career couples, are making the best use of the lock-down to rest, be with their children, look in and take care of something hitherto ignored in the home.
“For me, it has availed me more opportunity of doing a lot of reading, doing some house chores, enter the kitchen and sweep it, which was not obtainable during busy days.”
He also noted that the lockdown has indeed taken a huge toll on the masses, calling on the government to put in place palliatives to lessen its economic burden on Nigerians.
“People are suffering from the lockdown because it has placed hardship on them; some of us have extended hands of fellowship on request, so the situation is telling on the people,” he said.
Veteran actor, Zack Orji is one role interpreter who combines acting with being a preacher.
When he was ordained reverend in 2012, by Bishop Lawrence Osagie of Power Line Bible Church, many thought the handsome actor would stop acting. However, Orji continues to soar both on pulpit and off pulpit.
In his words: “I’m still winning souls for Christ.Being an actor and preaching is a calling
We use our work as celebrities to also minister to people”, he told Vanguard.
Sharing his experience in Congo, Orji noted that he was shocked when the congregation recognized him in a church.
“ In 2002, I was in the Democratic Republic of Congo. I went to worship in a church on a Sunday there. When I entered the church and the congregation recognized me. I was sitting at the back but when they sighted me the youths raised me on their shoulders, and carried me to the altar.That was how the pastor knew I was around. But he said one thing that amazed me – that Nigerians don’t know what their films are doing for them. He said that they use our films to preach to the people in church,” the actor said.
Zack Orji is a veteran actor who has made a mark in Nollywood.
The actor who doubles as a Pastor has expressed his opinion over the ongoing tithing debate . Orji noted that tithing is a personal thing and he condemned those who criticized others who tithe.
According to him: “I am a pastor, ordained for five years now. The issue of tithing is a personal thing. I get very careful about making certain statements I have watched some people condemn tithing, say a lot of things about men of God and I pity some of those people because they are speaking out of ignorance. It is a terrible thing to go on the social media and be condemning men of God and be condemning something that is in the bible”.
Nigeran OAP, Daddy Freeze had challenged Nigerian pastors to cite biblical explanations for tithe giving in churches instead of going sentimental about the issue.