You no go Herbert Memorial? This was Mudi, the brilliant Fashion Designer.
I know, know, o was my retort. Then, on the day, Tosh, my sister and promoter of the Muvmnt Studio, also called in, are you there I said No.
I hadn’t even seen an invite and deliberately didn’t want to ask. I feared that, just maybe I was just beginning to cry more than the bereaved.
Seriously, I hadn’t seen an invite and truly did not have the energy to pick up the phone to call anybody to ask.
The drama around his passing was energy-sapping and almost disgraceful
I didn’t know just how disillusioned I was until I had a long chat with his partner, Aigboje, on some banking issues and still didn’t ask.
Do you blame me when a section of his biological family has decided to turn his sad passing into a drama of the absurd?
Pushing almost deadly social media assaults on people who, although they have no biological relations, are working very hard to curate and build on his far-reaching legacy and ideals
For them, nothing is sacred.. I was weak when I saw a frontal attack on hardworking Amaechi on Social Media
Amaechi, how can you let them use u like this? Was the idiotic rhetoric from an obviously deranged and deliberately sponsored gargoyle
I had done a memorial Play on Herbert’s memory. It was a series of monologues, amongst other monologues, and the dialogue was deep, engaging and productive.
His brother sat in the hall, not understanding the depth of the narrative but filled with anger right there, and started attacking me
Edgar, you are taking sides; Edgar, this is Aigboje. No, no, no, no, no started coming out of his mouth as he was frothing.
I just stood up and walked away, not wanting to engage a zombie who was now bereft of reasoning.
Was I supposed to do a play and be shouting on stage those inanities he had been feeding the world with?
I got for my efforts a disclaimer from the ‘family’ on Social media and a virulent attack on my brand and reputation
Of course, I fought back, and his people called to apologise
Then I saw Herbert’s children. They came for the play and stood with elegance on stage and with a courage that belied their age, and she spoke so boldly and eloquently
And I wondered as I listened, would Herbert be more comfortable having his children in the care of his partner or with this big-headed fool who lived off his brother alive and who is filled with so much anger and bile?
I just saw my invite this morning. It had gone to spam, and it had my name, Joseph Sampson Edgar, boldly written on it, and it said pls do not share or reply
I am filled with regret that I didn’t go, but I heard he was well honoured by those who truly understand his legacy, by those who have vowed to love his children more than him when he was alive and by those who are protecting and building on his legacy for posterity
That is what truly matters beyond the ranting of an ant whose only claim to legitimacy was being birthed through the same birth canal
Herbert’s legacy is in safe hands. I know this for a fact: his surviving children are safe and secure and are within the warmth of a family and structure that will see them grow in strength, not lacking in anything till they emerge as strong adults to continue with their parent’s struggle.
Herbert lives on despite…..
Thanks
Duke of Shomolu
