Papa Ajasco and Company (formerly The Ajasco Family) is a
Nigerian family television sitcom created by Wale Adenuga in 1996.
Papa Ajasco in the comedy show is known as a womanizing
bald-headed husband who often hits his head with his hands when astonished by
an event.
Soyinka started playing the Papa Ajasco character under
Wale Adenuga’s blessings but left the role to Femi Ogunrombi, who played for two years.
Years later, Ogunrombi, in an interview, said fans connected
more with Ayoyinka and was asked by Wale Adenuga to forfeit the role to the
original actor for commercial reasons.
However, Ayoyinka’s clarification became necessary after
Ogunrombi, who took over the role from him in 2006, died on Saturday evening.
The death of Ogunrombi created confusion as some media
houses reported that Ayoyinka was dead.
Clarifying the reports, Ayoyinka released a video to show
his fans that he is not dead.
He further thanked his fans for their concerns.
Soyinka ended the video with his usual signature in the
famous longest-running Wale Adenuga Production (WAP) series.