- Ijoba Lande, is avoiding collaboration with colleague Baba Tee.
- The decision follows a recent controversy involving Lande’s wife.
- Lande expressed concerns for his safety and personal well-being as reasons for declining work offers with Baba Tee.
Nollywood actor and comedian Kehinde Ganiyu, popularly known as Ijoba Lande, has made it clear that he is not ready to collaborate with his colleague, Baba Tee, following a recent controversy involving his wife.
Speaking with Saturday Beats, Lande revealed that he has deliberately turned down offers to work with Baba Tee, citing concerns for his safety and personal well-being. He stated that it was too soon to engage in any professional projects together, given the lingering issues surrounding the scandal.
Lande explained that he had unknowingly accepted an invitation from fellow actor Yemi Elesho, only to discover upon arrival that Baba Tee was also present. According to him, Baba Tee immediately began apologizing for his actions, but despite the gesture, Lande stood firm in his decision not to work with him.
For now, Lande remains focused on his career while keeping a cautious distance from the ongoing controversy.
He said, “What happened is that about three, four, or five people have tried to make me work together with Baba Tee. Whenever I ask who I’ll be working with and they say Baba Tee, I reject the job. I’m not against working with him—that’s my job—but not right now.
“He started apologising even before stopping his car. I know that he has already apologised publicly, and I have accepted it. If I don’t accept, it isn’t his fault because they (Gold and estranged wife, Dara) were the ones that came to his house.
“I told both Baba Tee and Yemi Elesho that for the sake of my safety and purpose, we cannot work together for now. Maybe later we can, but for now, it is too early.”
