PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Sunday mourned the death of Nollywood actors, John Okafor popularly known as Mr Ibu and Tolani Quadri Oyebamiji, known as Sisi Quadri.
Sisi Quadri died on Friday at the general hospital in Ogbomoso, where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness. He played one of the three ghosts in a newly released mystic epic series, Anikulapo, directed by Kunle Afolayan while Mr Ibu died of cardiac arrest at Evercare hospital in Lagos on Saturday.
President Tinubu described the actors as geniuses, who brought joy and relief to millions of Nigerians through their art.
Tinubu encouraged the bereaved to “take solace in the truth that even though these beloved Nigerians have passed on, they will always live through their works which will remain an inspiration and a fount of good cheer for many.”
He also commiserates with the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN), and the entire creative community, assuring them of his support, thoughts, and prayers in this time of grief.
