Again, Eniola Ajao denies awarding Bobrisky ‘Best Dressed Female’ at movie premiere amid backlash

Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Eniola Ajao, has once again addressed the controversy surrounding the ‘Best Dressed Female’ award presented to controversial transvestite, Bobrisky, at the premiere of her movie, ‘Ajakaju.’

Reports indicated that Bobrisky was honoured with the Best Dressed Female award and awarded a cheque of N1 million during the event.

However, in an interview with Arise TV, Ajao, the producer of ‘Ajakaju,’ described Bobrisky’s award as a charade. Despite her explanations, the movie premiere has faced continued backlash on social media.

Subsequently, Ajao released a video message via her Instagram page, vehemently denying allegations of awarding Bobrisky. She appealed to Nigerians to support her by patronising the cinema to watch her movie, emphasising that she would suffer financial losses if the screening of her movie is cancelled due to the Bobrisky saga.

She explained that the Best Dressed Female award given to Bobrisky was just for promotion purposes.

Ajao said, “Tell everybody to go out for me, don’t let me be in debt, I don’t have anything.

“All I had was what I put into this project. Please support me in the name of God, I don’t come out to do clout or stunt. It’s because of this film, I was thinking of how I will sell the film, so I used Bobrisky.

“I don’t want to dwell too much on that, I plead with Nigerians in the name of God, help me go out. This is a film that the whole industry came out to watch and they gave good reviews. It’s a film that I can be boastful about and walk with my heads up.”