- The president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) Emeka Rollas has shared the latest news on the death of actor Junior Pope
- He said that the guild wanted to sue the producer Adanma Luke, whose movie cost the death of the actor, but he couldn’t and shared why.
- The Nollywood star also revealed how the AGN will operate henceforth, among other issues.
Emeka Rollas, the president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, has given reason for his failure to sue actress Adanma Luke over the death of actor Pope Odonwodo, aka Junior Pope.
Recall the late actor died alongside four crew members on April 10 2024, after their boat capsized in the River Niger in Asaba, Delta State, while on their way to movie location.
Actress Adanma Luke is the producer of the ill-fated film, ‘The Other Side of Life’, in which Junior Pope starred.
Following the tragic incident, the AGN suspended Adanma but the ban was lifted in August.
However, giving an update on the case, the AGN president, Emeka Rollas stated that it became impossible for the guild to sue the movie producer despite their threat.
Rolla revealed that while reviewing the contract that the late actor signed with the producer, it was discovered that only Junior Pope’s direct family or wife had the right to sue.
He added that the late actor wasn’t a due paying member, which barred him or his family from getting any benefits from the guild.
Speaking during his latest interview on Arise TV, Rollas’ disclosed that he is working on restructuring the guild. He said in part:
“Update on Junior Pope, you know I was here and I said that we are about to sue. In the course of interacting with our legal adviser, he said that from the contract that Junior Pope signed with the producer, the AGN did not have the locum to sue.He said either the direct family or the wife should sue the producer.
“Now we go back to the structure that we are talking about. Because we just came back from Los Angeles now, we are trying to change a lot of things. From the structure we are creating, tapping from the practice, we are going to begin licensing actors because we also find out that even the Junior Pope, as of the time of his death was not a due-paying member of the guild. He was just an actor who is big and has not paid dues in the last one year before his death.”
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