Zack Orji had brain surgery, minister of culture says after visiting sick nollywood actor in the hospital

The Minister of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has called on Nigerians to rally behind the ailing Nollywood actor, Zack Orji, saying he had brain surgery on January 1, 2024.

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Musawa appealed during her visit to the actor at a private hospital in Wuse, Abuja.

This information was contained in a statement by the minister’s Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Nneka Anibeze, which was shared on Facebook.

Expressing sympathy for the veteran actor’s family, Musawa described him as a national asset and expressed confidence in his recovery.

She said, “God will heal him and he will be well. We will do all we can to support him. We solicit the collective prayers of Nigerians because he is like a part of our families. We have watched him entertain us and we see him as a national treasure. So the best we can do is to ensure that we support him to have the best treatment.

“We will reach out to other well-meaning Nigerians to support Zack Orji through prayers and other means available to ensure that he survives this ailment.

“This is not only about the ministry which I am representing. You know that Zack Orji has been in the industry for decades. This is a man who has given his time and effort to entertain Nigerians.

It will be recalled that wife of the president Remi Tinubu and that of the vice president had also visited the ailing actor probably on account of the support he gave to the President during the last general election.

No government officials or wife of president has visited other top-notch Nollywood actors who had earlier fallen sick and are in critical situations. They are John Okafor aka Mr Ibu and Amaechi Muonagor.