The war between iconic actors Segun
Arinze and Emeka Ike seems to have no end in sight. In a recent
interview, Arinze said Ike should stop embarrassing the Actors Guild of
Nigeria by parading himself as its president.
Arinze said, “He should grow up. As far
as I am concerned, Ibinabo Fiberesima is the bonafide president. Even in
the recent judgement that came out recently telling us to return to the
status quo, what does it mean? We were told to go back to the way we
were. There was no time Emeka Ike was pronounced the president of AGN.
Let him bring out the copy of the judgement and show us if he is man
enough. He should wake up and stop embarrassing the guild.”
These words did not go down well with Ike who believes Segun Arinze “is an illiterate who should have been in jail.”
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“I
heard Segun Arinze was interviewed and he said so many things about me
and nobody asked me for my own side. I don’t think it was a balanced
report. Segun Arinze did not say anything meaningful, he was just
cursing himself. That is not how to handle legal matters. In legal
matters, we take things from the law’s point of view. Segun that is
talking to the journalist is supposed to be behind bars because he
committed a crime that should have sent him to jail. There was an order
that he violated by bringing in Ibinabo as the president of the Actors
Guild of Nigeria. I have been saying this since. That is why Ibinabo’s
tenure was called ‘contentious.’
“Why should we the educated people allow
market people to talk? I am a very cerebral person and I don’t deal
with men who cannot read and do not understand the legalities of the
paper they have in their hand. I cannot be trading words with a common
street boy because if you did not go to school, you cannot understand
some legal issues. So, he cannot assess the judgement of the court of
law.”
Meanwhile, the actor who is currently
going through a divorce case with his wife, Suzzane, said that contrary
to reports that made rounds early in the week, he and his wife have yet
to reconcile. He told Saturday Beats that his wife never came to their
house to beg him. He however said they are still making reconciliatory
moves.
“I don’t know who put up the post. I
don’t know if she was the one that sponsored the post or some of her
friends. I am trying to know the source because those pictures were
taken when we went on holidays in Florida. They were taken as far back
as 2010. I don’t know why someone would just wake up and cook up some
story from his laptop. I have been quiet since the report came out
because I do not know where it emanated from. I don’t know if it is
coming from her and maybe she is trying to make a soft landing. I just
kept quiet and I have been very objective on the matter. We are not back
together but we are making moves to see if things can work out,” he
said.
Punch
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