•Actress Bolaji Ogunmola
Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Bolaji Ogunmola, has called out an airline after being stranded at the airport in Ekiti State for over 24 hours due to multiple flight cancellations and rescheduling.
In an emotional video shared via her Instagram page today, the visibly distraught actress revealed that she had been stuck at the airport since yesterday, missing the first day of production for her film project, which reportedly cost over N20 million, reports The PUNCH.
“I’m still at the airport, by the way, and I’ve cried my eyes out this morning. I’m in Ekiti. I’m still here because I’m on set this morning, and it’s the first day of TOC’s production. I have actors on set. I booked restaurant. I booked everything, and I’m still here. I spent over 15, 20 million trying to produce this film,” Ogunmola stated in the video.
The actress explained that her ordeal began yesterday when she arrived at the airport for her scheduled flight to Lagos, only to be told the flight was delayed and eventually cancelled.
“I was supposed to fly yesterday, and they told me when I got to the airport that something happened. It was delayed. I waited, waited, waited. After a while, they said they are not flying again and cancelled the flight. I said, okay, you cancelled the flight. What is the plan? I need to get to Lagos,” she recounted.
After spending the night at a motel, Ogunmola returned to the airport this morning at 6:30 am for a rescheduled 8:00 am flight, only to face further disappointments.
“They said they are going to fly 8 am this morning. I woke up at 5 am, got to the airport by 6:30. They said it’s not for 8 am again. It’s for 9:30. Now, the 9:30 flight, they said they have moved it to 12pm. Now, they are saying the flight is going to move by 5:30, and I’m supposed to be on set,” she said.
The filmmaker expressed frustration at the airline’s lack of communication and the impact on her production crew who were already on set waiting for her.
“As we speak, my crew, production, everything — it’s our first day at work. It’s not only my time that these people are toying with. It’s actually my source of livelihood as well. There is no conversation. Everybody just says sorry to me. What am I supposed to do? I’m literally stuck here,” Ogunmola lamented.
The actress announced her decision to travel by road, despite safety concerns, to make it to her production set in Lagos.
“I have to go by road, which is very unsafe, but I need to get to work. My lawyers will take this up. I just needed to have evidence of what is going on. They are not remorseful. They are unfair. They don’t have any sense of decency,” she stated.
Ogunmola clarified that she was not making the video to cause drama but to document her experience for legal purposes.
“I’m not the person to call out anybody. I’m not going to shout. I’m not going to fight. I don’t do that, but I just need to have evidence,” she added.
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