Peter Obi and others say goodbye to Amaechi Muonagor

Labor Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and Anambra State Commissioner for Culture, Tourism and Entertainment, Dom Onyenji, among others, were present to mourn the late Nollywood icon, Amaechi Muonagor.

Muonagor was buried on Friday at his Obosi farmhouse in Idemili South Local Government Area of ​​the state, amidst tears from family, relatives and the Nollywood family.

Obi, while delivering his condolence speech, mourned the death of the icon and urged the bereaved family to take heart and pray to God for the repose of his soul.

For his part, Mr Onyenji described Nollywood as an industry for those who were creative.

He noted that the industry had lost a creative personality with the late Amaechi Muonagor.

He maintained that the Anambra government was on the ground to grieve with Nollywood as the legend played his roles well in life and mentored stars in the industry.

In his remarks, the National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Ejezie, urged the bereaved family to take heart because the deceased was a great man.

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Mr Ejezie, who was portrayed by veteran actor Steve Eboh, prayed that God, in his infinite mercy, would give them the heart to bear the loss.

In her speech, AGN State President Chinyere Anyaegbunam said they lost someone who was very valuable to everyone. She emphasized that the late icon was someone people looked up to as a father figure in the industry.

Anyaegbunam said the late Muonagor mentored many of them in the film industry.

(YAYA)