eteran actor Kola Olaiya has criticised fellow thespian Pete Edochie for failing to acknowledge older theatre practitioners who paved the way in the Nigerian entertainment industry.
Speaking in an interview with Oyinmomo TV, Olaiya said Edochie should recognise the contributions of veterans who began their careers long before him.
He said, “I have known him for a long time; that pride is in his blood. That is why he cannot pay homage to the elders that made him.”
Olaiya pointed to the late theatre icon Hubert Ogunde as one of the industry’s earliest pioneers, noting that Ogunde entered theatre in 1944 after leaving the police force and had already made a name for himself with films and hit songs before Edochie was born.
“Ogunde had been acting before Pete was born. After that, people like Oyin Adejobi, Duro Ladipo, and Kola Ogunmola joined. Where was Pete Edochie then?” he asked.
