Nigerian actor, Femi Ogunrombi, best known for his ‘Papa Ajasco’ role on the popular Wale Adenuga Production comic series ‘Papa Ajasco’, has passed away.
Taking to his Twitter handle on Saturday, Shaibu Husseini, a theatre practitioner and journalist, announced the death of the actor.
He wrote “I have just been informed that the ethnomusicologist, former Music Instructor with National Troupe, and one-time stand-in for the ‘Papa Ajasco’ character on the popular Wale Adenuga Production comic series ‘Papa Ajasco’ Femi Ogunrombi is dead!.
“I am told that the actor, singer, highlifist and trained nurse whom we fondly called ‘Uncle Ogurombo’ (not to his hearing though) passed on this evening (Saturday)”
Femi Ogunrombi became famous for his lead role in Wale Adenuga’s Comedy series Papa Ajasco.
He took over the ‘Papa Ajasco role after Abiodun Ayoyinka pulled out of the show.
Ayoyinka played the role for eight years while the deceased took on the part for two years.
The TV comic series, Papa Ajasco and Company (formerly The Ajasco Family) is a Nigerian family television sitcom created by Wale Adenuga in 1996.
The story revolves around the Ajasco family and their comedic interpretations to major societal issues. The main characters include womanising patriarch, Papa Ajasco, his long-suffering wife, Mama Ajasco, their mischievous son, Bobo Ajasco, local playboy Boy Alinco, promiscuous gold-digger, Miss Pepeiye, and illiterate ne’er-do-wells Pa James and Pa Jimoh.