BEVERLY HILLS, March 08, (THEWILL) – Abia State’s Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has eulogised veteran actor, Pete Edochie, who is marking the 74th birthday.
Ikpeazu spoke on Sunday as he described the actor as a living legend and an icon of the Nigerian movie industry.
According to the Governor, Pete Edochie used Nollywood as a powerful instrument of social engineering, societal reorientation and cultural revival.
Ikpeazu said: “In the 1980s, I watched Pete Edochie for the first time in a movie. It was the adaptation of Chinua Achebe’s book, THINGS FALL APART on NTA, where he played the role of the book’s protagonist, OKONKWO. In powerfully playing that role and perfectly personifying Achebe’s Okonkwo, Pete walked himself into the mainstream of the Nigerian movie industry. Since then and till date, he has cemented his place in the First Eleven of the movie world in our country.
“Through the various roles he has played over the years in the countless number of movies he has featured in, Pete Edochie has become a powerful symbol of social engineering and value reorientation.
“Above all, he has shown that it is possible to excel in any chosen profession through sheer grit, hard work, commitment and tenacity. He has grown to become a colossus in the industry with an unmistakable commanding presence in our movies.”
