Veteran actor Pete Edochie has paid tribute to his longtime colleague, late Olu Jacobs, remembering him as a brother and one of the most senior actors of their generation.
Pete acknowledged the difficult years Olu went through before his de.ath, while also reflecting on the long life he lived and the mark he left on Nigerian entertainment.
In a post he dedicated to the late veteran actor, Pete Edochie said:
“Olu, my brother. You fought like a man. Fought like a soldier, I have always known you. Rest in peace, my brother. I commiserate with you for what you had to endure over a period of six years. Of all our senior colleagues who have gone, Olu was the only person who got up to 80 and beyond. The good book allowed us three score and ten, that is seventy. 14 years on top of that. Unfortunately, the past six years were not what we had projected or expected in any way. Like I said in Hausa, if God says it is time, then it is time.
My one prayer is that one of Olu’s children takes to acting, so that whenever we look at him we remember what Olu meant to all of us. Olu was our most senior. While we must mourn that Olu has gone, we should also be glad and celebrate Olu’s life. If it is true that people recognize one another after they have gone, then there is the possibility that we’ll meet again.”
Pete also expressed his hope that one of Olu’s children would follow his path into acting, giving fans and colleagues another way to remember the late legend.
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