Femi Ogunrombi, who racked up popularity for his role in Wale Adenuga’s comedy series; Papa Ajasco has reportedly died. A theatre practitioner, Husseini Shaibu, confirmed Papa Ajasco’s death via his Twitter handle on Sunday.
Shaibu wrote, “I have just been reliably informed that the ethnomusicologist, former Music Instructor with @NATIONALTROUPE and one-time stand-in for the ‘Papa Ajasco’ character on the popular @waleadenugaprod Comic Series ‘Papa Ajasco’ Mr. Femi Ogunrombi is DEAD!”
Ogunrombi was known for the famous role he played in the movie Papa Ajasco; a comic story based on the background of a family which comprises a womanizing father, a promiscuous mother, and a lover boy son.
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Ogunrombi took over the character, Papa Ajasco when the former character, Abiodun Ayoyinka pulled out of the show and he carried on with the role while it lasted.
