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TAMPAN Bans Its Members From Working With Iyabo Ojo And Nkechi Blessing

The Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) has banned its members from working with actress Iyabo Ojo and Nkechi Blessing.The recent development is coming on the heels of Tampan’s press conference at its Lagos secretariat. Present at the meeting were veteran actor Jide Kosoko, Femi Adebayo, and the Bolaji Amusan President of the union.

Jide Kosoko in his speech revealed that neither Nkechi Blessing nor Iyabo Ojo are members of Tampan and as such cannot be suspended.  However, if as practitioners they engage in activities that drag the name of the union to mud, the union will work against them.

TAMPAN had earlier suspended Blessing and Kehinde Adams, over their social media row over actor Baba Ijesha’s child defilement case. While Kehinde apologized to the union, Nkechi Blessing snubbed the sanction.TAMPAN Bans Its Members From Working With Iyabo Ojo And Nkechi SundayAt its recent meeting following multiple social media rows and disagreements among practitioners, TAMPAN said it has blacklisted Iyabo Ojo, banning directors under its guild to desist from engaging her services as an actress.

The group subsequently admonished its members to avoid acts that bring the association and the industry to disrepute.

TAMPAN also charged its members to embrace its dispute resolution mechanism rather than go on social media.

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“Our local chapters are disciplined. If you look at the number of practitioners that are misbehaving now, you cannot count ten. We’re about to have some black sheep. As soon as we detect them, we will know what to do,” it said.

We have all tiers. We have the local government chapter, in which they have a disciplinary committee, provost. If the LG level cannot get it done, they move to the state with the same officers. They can take it to the national level.

If it can’t be handled at that level too, they go to the national executive council. If need be, the board of trustees can come in. We have penalties. Even if the law says you’re free to practice, we can frustrate you out of the industry.”

Responding to Blessing’s snobbery of its sanction, TAMPAN vowed to oppose Nkechi Sunday in the industry.

“If you think you’re above the law of TAMPAN, we can get you out in our way. You can quote me. Nkechi Blessing has been suspended because she’s not our member. But we will work against her in this industry,” said Jide Kosoko.

“It’s not for them to sink or die. They are our children. If they behave better tomorrow, we will embrace them.”

The reason why TAMPAN is taking this step against these actresses may not be far from their involvement in the child defilement case against actor Olarenwaju Omiyanka aka Baba Ijesha.

The actor is accused of defiling a seven-year-old girl, the foster child of comedienne Princess.Iyabo Ojo in several videos on Instagram promised to see the case through, stating she will do everything in her power to ensure the victim gets justice.

Her stand on the case didn’t go down well with her colleague Yomi Fabiyi, who staged a protest asking for the bail of Baba Ijesha. Defamation: You Can't Get A Dime From Me, Yomi Fabiyi Replies Iyabo Ojo

Iyabo Ojo went on to file a ₦100million defamation lawsuit against Yomi Fabiyi who countered her on the ground that he cannot be issued a lawsuit on social media.

 

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