By Sunday Etuka, Abuja
Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 General Election has expressed shock over the demise of vibrant Nollywood Actor, Obumneme Odonwodo, popularly known as Junior Pope.
Jnr Pope died yesterday along with three others, after a boat mishap in Anam River in Anambra State during a film production.
Reacting to the development on his X handle, Obi said, the entertainment industry and the nation was once again thrown into mourning, by the death of the young talented actor.
He said: “Junior Pope was known for his energetic acting, always comically delivered to entertain and educate. He brought smiles to the faces of many through his roles in movies and comedy skits.
“His death is yet another great loss to the entertainment industry which has in recent years risen to become a most vibrant sector of our social and economic life. I am even more saddened to imagine the pain and agony of the families they have just left behind.
“Death is a very painful experience, but the death of a young one with a promising future is even more devastating. I sincerely commiserate with his family and the families of others who also lost their lives in the boat accident.
“I also condole with the Actors Guild of Nigeria, and the entire entertainment industry. May God give them, and all of us, the fortitude to bear this sad irreplaceable loss, and grant eternal rest to the dead”, he wrote.
