An activist and the convener of the Concerned Nigerians group, Comrade Deji Adeyanju, has made a plea to Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, to utilize a portion of the N6.5 billion campaign funds he received during the 2023 elections to assist the ailing veteran Nollywood actor, John Ikechukwu Okafor, who is widely known as Mr. Ibu.
Furthermore, Adeyanju has urged Nigerian President Bola Tinubu to extend his support to the Nollywood actor and help him overcome his current health challenges.
Earlier, Mr. Ibu had publicly requested assistance from his fans, disclosing that an undisclosed ailment had left him bedridden for weeks and at risk of having his legs amputated.
In a subsequent video message on Wednesday, the prominent social media figure appealed to politicians and other fans to contribute any amount to help save the life of the beloved comic actor.
“Hello everyone, this is an appeal to every Nigerian to kindly help Mr Ibu, who is currently sick. It does not matter how much you can contribute. Let us help him. I also want to appeal to President Tinubu to kindly reach out to him and his family and help him and also to Peter Obi, who was aggressively supported during the last election to kindly support him.
“It’s not when something bad happens that people would start showing that ‘Oh Mr Ibu was a good man’. This is the time to really help Mr. Ibu. I hear that there’s about N6.5bn in the Labour Party presidential confers from the contributions we made in the last election. This is the time to use such money. Also, we can use from the EndSARS money, which is about $500,000 USD for good causes like this. God bless everyone. Amen,” Adeyanju said.