‘Creative industry giant’ – Tinubu mourns Olu Jacobs

President Bola Tinubu has mourned the decease of seasoned Nollywood histrion and movie executive, Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, popularly known arsenic Olu Jacobs.

DAILY POST reports that the deceased’s lad announced his passing on Wednesday.

Reacting to the improvement successful a connection by his Special Adviser connected Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President described Jacobs arsenic 1 of Nigeria’s astir distinguished actors and a towering fig whose vocation spanned theatre, tv and movie globally.

According to the President, Jacobs contributed to the improvement and professionalisation of Nigeria’s amusement manufacture and inspired generations of actors and filmmakers done his talent, subject and dedication to his craft.

He arsenic commended the Nollywood icon’s quality to bring depth, dignity, and authenticity to the characters helium portrayed, saying this earned him admiration successful Nigeria and beyond.

“He was a elephantine of the Nigerian originative industry. His passing is simply a large nonaccomplishment to Nigeria, the African movie manufacture and the planetary assemblage of lovers of the performing arts. His singular assemblage of enactment volition proceed to talk to generations yet unborn.

“The federation recognises the tremendous contributions of Nigeria’s originative practitioners to the country’...