Olaiya Igwe, a veteran actor, has been called by the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners of Nigeria (TAMPAN) in reaction to his recent contentious video in which he stripped naked for the sole purpose of endorsing Bola Tinubu of the Progressive Congress (APC).
His unusual behavior sparked a lot of debate on social media, with many different perspectives being offered. Social media reports concerning the actor's Instagram account mentioned TAMPAN.
TAMPAN subsequently invited Olaiya to present his case for his acts before a disciplinary tribunal.
The movie body issued a statement saying: "He has the right to support whoever he wants to, but we have the moral justification angle. We are looking at the morality behind that advert (video).
It is not about who he is supporting. It is about him breaching the code of ethics (of our association and industry."
Olaiya responded to the summons by telling Sunday Scoop correspondents that he is unaware of the summons.
His words: "I don’t know who discussed that with you. I did not hear anything about that. God bless you."