Nollywood actress Kemi Afolabi, pens down an emotional tribute to her late friend and colleague, Murphy Afolabi who passed on in May 2023.
The actress in a lengthy Instagram post,recall how they shared lots of fun moments together on movie set, as they both braced each other movie productions.
She noted how the late actor admired of her craft so much and would always turn up early for any of her events to support her.
She also revealed how the late actors words during her health challenge kept echoing in her ears when he passed and she couldn’t stop crying.
“I remember you “Omo baba mi” like we fondly call ourselves because we share the same surname even though we are from different states and not related by blood.
Murphy, I graced many of your productions as you did mine. we became friends because time proved to me that you have been a staunch admirer of my craft since I joined the industry. Always on time to support me, post my works, and birthdays, celebrate with me and every positive news there is about me.
Your words during my health challenge kept echoing in my ears when you passed and I couldn’t stop crying, you would call and tell me “Omo baba mi, ko si iku loju e” that you got some people on board praying especially for me, I could feel the fear in your voice then while you tried to encourage me.
The handsome, fashionista, self-confident, intentional, storyteller, Actor, producer & director of all times Murphy Afolabi that I know will never want to die untimely! so sad you bid the world goodbye too soon.
As a colleague, you were the first to ever call me excitedly back then to inform me that I had been nominated for an award in Canada, you made sure I submitted with everyone going on that trip, it is how you always try to carry me along in anything happening in the association for me.
Although we have our differences in some areas, that we couldn’t agree, you were a sweet soul who always found ways to mend problems that could cause distance or malice between us.
I am forever saddened that I will never get to see you in this life again, maybe in another life hopefully.
Till we meet to path no more Olawale, keep resting in your lord bossom”.
