May 18, (THEWILL)- The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has paid a condolence visit to the family of late Nollywood actor, John Paul Odonwodo, aka Jnr Pope.
Obi, during the visit, signed the condolence register and also took pictures with the late actor’s children.
Nollywood actor and ex-spokesperson of the Labour Party presidential campaign council, Kenneth Okonkwo, accompanied him on the visit on Saturday after the late actor was buried.
”HE Peter Obi arrived at the residence of John Paul Odonwodo, Junior Pope, to pay his condolences to his family over the sad and untimely departure of their child, brother, husband, and father. He consoled his mother, Mrs Maria Odonwodo, the widow, Jennifer, and his children,” Okonkwo wrote on his Instagram page.
Recall that Junior Pope died on April 10, 2024, alongside three others after their boat capsized on the Anam River in Anambra State while returning from a film location.
He was laid to rest at his hometown, Ukehe in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, on Friday.
