President Tinubu prays for the peaceful repose of the souls of the departed and comfort for all those in mourning.
“His footprint will remain indelible on the sands of Nollywood.’’
“Mr Ibu was a household name who made families happy throughout his acting career.’’
Mr Ibu, 62, suffered a “cardiac arrest” and “didn’t make it,” Rollas stated.
The new national executives will steer the affairs of the guild for the next three years.
Pete Edochie came into prominence in the 1980s when he played the lead role of Okonkwo in Chinua Achebe’s ‘Things Fall Apart’.
The Abia state-born actor and gospel singer was for six years battling with breast cancer.
He is survived by a wife and six children.
The guild’s president said palliatives were distributed to some indigent members to cushion the effect of the lockdown.
