Actors Guild Establishes Safety Committee

A committee has been established by Actors Guild of Nigeria President Emeka Rollas to improve member welfare and safety.

This comes after the boat tragedy on Wednesday that killed five people working in the film industry, including well-known actor Junior Pope.

This was revealed by the Guild in a statement that was published on its Instagram page on Saturday and was signed by Kate Henshaw, director of communications.

The statement partly read, “Following the recent fatal boat mishap on the River Niger which claimed the lives of five film practitioners, including renowned actor, John Paul Odonwodo, aka Junior Pope, in Asaba, Delta State, the National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Dr. Ejezie Emeka Rollas, has set up a special committee.”

The statement further listed the mandate of the committee to include, to “Fine tune the existing bylaws to include members welfare, standard safety guidelines, and set protocols.

“Engage all relevant guilds and associations for the full implementation.

“Also recommend disciplinary measures against erring members, producers, and production companies.

The committee is led by veteran actor, Emeka Ike, while Jude Orhorha serves as the secretary.

Other members of the committee include Joke Silva, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Francis Duru, Bimbo Manuel, Patience Ozokwor, Hilda Dokubo, Abubakar Yakubu, Gideon Okeke, Anthony Ogbetere, Femi Branch, and Kevin Uvo