Hilda Dokubo adamant death rumour won’t push her into politics of bitterness
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Nollywood actress Hilda Dokubo has railed against those spreading rumour of her death to silence her voice, and has vowed to continue speaking truth to power, to point out bad governance that keeps citizens down in social and economic slavery.
Dokubo confirmed in an Instagram Live session that she is alive and would continue to speak out against injustices in the land.
“Everybody, this is me, healthy and strong. I’m not dead. I’m not dying now. I’m not afraid. Do you know how many times blogs have written that I died? Every second, every minute, they’re killing one actor or the other. So, it’s not a big deal,” she said.
“But a lot of people have been worried. I also worry for my friends. People had even gone to visit my mum who is almost 80 years old.
“If you know anything about me, I am fearless. Whatever I want to do, I will do. And I will say exactly how I want to say it. I was properly raised by very good parents. Money is the least of my cares.
“Everybody, including [Sim] Fubara [suspended Rivers State Governor], knows that I am not ‘bribeable’. If I were, I wouldn’t be where I am. I wouldn’t be on the side of truth.”
The death rumour began on Facebook after some people alleged that Fubara contracted Dokubo to organise and chair a rally to put pressure on President Bola Tinubu and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike on March 25.
It was also alleged that the same people started carrying her pictures around singing funeral songs.
“I have no business organising a rally or whatever you called it to push a man,” Dokubo reiterated flatly.
“If you had any sense in your chicken head, you would have known that I love to dance. Every time I attend an event in my community, I dance. If you can’t find me dancing, you can only find me climbing up a stage to make a speech.
“I would never wish him dead. I am not a proponent of politics with bitterness.
“I am not a coward and can never be one. No matter what they do, I will not change my position. I will try my best to ignore ignoramuses.
“But I want you to take this as a fact: I, Hilda, will never, ever wish death on anyone. Not even at my lowest.”
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