Nigeria’s culture minister urges support to ailing actor, Zack Orji
The Minister of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has called on Nigerians to rally behind the ailing Nollywood actor, Zack Orji.
She made this appeal during her visit to the actor at a private hospital in Wuse, Abuja.
Zack Orji, reportedly slumped on New Year’s Eve and had a brain surgery on January 1, 2023.
According to the Punch Newspaper, Musawa described him as a national asset and expressed confidence in his recovery.
She was quoted to have said; “God will heal him and he will be well. We will do all we can to support him. We solicit the collective prayers of Nigerians because he is like a part of our families. We have watched him entertain us and we see him as a national treasure. So the best we can do is to ensure that we support him to have the best treatment,”.
She further stated that; “We will reach out to other well-meaning Nigerians to support Zack Orji through prayers and other means available to ensure that he survives this ailment,”
“This is not only about the ministry which I am representing. You know that Zack Orji has been in the industry for decades. This is a man who has given his time and effort to entertain Nigerians. He is one of the individuals who laid the foundation for Nollywood and the film industry in Nigeria but now he is sick and the least we can do as an administration is to give him all the necessary support through prayers and otherwise to ensure that we save his life,” she continued.
