Veteran Nollywood actress Rita Edochie has come to the defense of May Edochie, who faced criticism for not publicly acknowledging her late son Kambilichukwu’s posthumous birthday on social media.
Rita Edochie addressed the controversy in an Instagram post, questioning whether May Edochie, a virtuous woman, needs to be taught how to mourn her son. She recalled how May’s estranged husband, Yul Edochie, had privately mourned their son’s passing before returning to social media.
Rita Edochie’s post read: “Do you tell a woman as virtuous as Queen May what to do and what not to do on the remembrance day of her son?… On the day Kambilichukwu was remembered, Queen May was absent from the media space, she didn’t post nor stayed active.”
She also pointed out that May Edochie had celebrated her friend Anita Joseph’s birthday the day after, but the gesture went unnoticed due to the hate in people’s hearts.
Her post reads,”WHEN KAMBILI MY GREAT GENIUS OF A SON PASSED ON , HIS DEAR FATHER CHOSE HOW TO MOURN HIM , HE SPENT TIME IN PRIVATE MOURNING HIM , THEN BOUNCED BACK TO SOCIAL MEDIA TO FORGE AHEAD WITH HIS LIFE , YOU ALL COMPLAINED ABOUT IT AND LATER GAVE A CONCLUSION THAT A MAN OF 40 YEARS AND ABOVE MUST NOT BE TOLD HOW TO MOURN”.
“LAST WEEK WAS KAMBILI’S TWO YEARS OF EARTHLY DEPARTURE AND YOU MESSED UP NETIZENS ARE NOW TRYING TO LECTURE QUEEN MAY ON HOW TO MOURN HER OWN FLESH AND BLOOD ? “.
“DO YOU TELL A WOMAN AS VIRTUOUS AS QUEEN MAY WHAT TO DO AND WHAT NOT TO DO ON THE REMEMBRANCE DAY OF HER SON ?”.
“ON THE DAY KAMBILI WAS REMEMBERED, QUEEN MAY WAS ABSENT FROM THE MEDIA SPACE , SHE DIDN’T POST NOR STAYED ACTIVE”.
“HER FRIEND ANITA JOSEPH HAD A BIRTHDAY ON THAT DAY BUT WASN’T POSTED BY QUEEN MAY , IT WAS THE FOLLOWING DAY SHE CELEBRATED ANITA. BUT DUE TO THE HATE IN YOUR HEART , YOU MAY NOT HAVE NOTICED IT”.
