Following the backlash that trailed a viral picture of him giving money to ailing actor, Babatunde Omidina aka Baba Suwe, Kazeem Abimbola, has said he does not care about what people say.

Abimbola, popularly called Jigan Babaoja, noted that the more important thing is for the ailing veteran to get help and not some picture he shared on Instagram.

The actor said he wasn’t surprised when people attacked him for sharing the photo online.

He said,

“People will always talk about you, whether you do good or bad. But inside me, I know I am sincere and clean. The most important thing is for Baba Suwe to get help; I don’t owe anyone any explanation. There was no way we could have ignored him when we heard about his ordeal because he has contributed hugely to the movie industry.”

The actor added that Baba Suwe’s children had been footing his medical bills for more than five years, adding that they had to seek the public’s help because his condition was not improving.

He said,

“Things have not improved for him. He needs to be taken to the United States for good treatment; he has partial stroke. Before now, the children didn’t want him to seek help from the public. But as things are at the moment, they have no other option but to seek help for their father to be adequately taken care of.”

WuzupNaija reported that a picture of Jigan giving money to Baba Suwe when he visited him at his Ikorodu residence had gone viral last week. Many fans of the veteran actor had described the picture as disrespectful, wondering what the actor wanted to achieve by sharing the photo.

Jigan stated that the money donated to Baba Suwe was contributed by members of the public and he wanted to be transparent with it.

He said,

“When you are running a foundation, you must be as transparent as possible since it is not your money. I run the Jigan Baba Oja Foundation. I am only contributing my time and what I am doing is from my heart.”