Last Sunday, August 11, was one that may
not have ended on a happy note for
Nollywood diva, Ini Edo. It was a day when
telecommunication giant, Globacom,
launched its Lagos edition of the Glo Slide
and Bounce concert with all the ambassadors of the brand expected to
attend the event. Among these were chart-bursting artistes
in Nigeria: Tuface, Naeto C, Psquare, Burma
Boy, Waje, Omawunmi as well as top
Nollywood actors. Honouring the call in her capacity as an
ambassador of the brand, Ini Edo arrived
promptly, a little earlier than the scheduled
time of 6pm and made her way to the back
entrance of the Oriental Hotel, Lekki which
led to the main hall. However, she was prevented entry by
overzealous bouncers who advised her to
wait till 6.pm. The actress complied and
hung around the car park, but it was not
until 9.pm that a visibly offended Ini Edo
was spotted being led into the hall by the duo of Jumobi Mofe-Damijo and Desmond
Elliot. This untoward treatment continued when
the compere, Okey Bakassi, acknowledged
the presence of all the Glo ambassadors
present, calling out their names one after
the other, but leaving out Ini Edo’s name! This he did twice in a row and this must
obviously have irked the actress. When
Bakassi remembered to acknowledge her
presence during his third announcement, Ini
Edo had gone.
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