Nollywood actress, Kemi Afolabi has penned a touching tribute to her late colleague and friend, Murphy Afolabi who passed away in May.
In a lengthy post on her Instagram page, she recounted their fun times and moments as she noted how they both braced each other’s movie productions.
She noted how the late actor was a staunch admirer of her craft and would always turn up early for any of her events.
She revealed that his words during her health challenge kept echoing in her ears when he passed and she couldn’t stop crying. She remembered how he would always inform her of how he convinced people to join him in praying for her.
Hailing him, she complimented him for being the handsome fashionista, actor, storyteller producer, and director of all time.
She, however, admitted that they had their differences that they couldn’t agree on, but he was so sweet to her and always found ways to mend their problems.
“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💔.
Similarly, Bimpe Akintunde had recounted her moments with Murphy Afolabi.
The Yoruba movie star, who once worked for Murphy Afolabi, noted how he paved the way for her and supported her despite their sour relationship.
She recounted how she snubbed him at an event, but he didn’t hold it against her.
Recall that Murphy Afolabi died in May, after slipping and hitting his head on a hard surface in his bathroom.
The singer was buried a day later and was given a befitting burial by the Yoruba entertainment industry.
