Star Nollywood actor Femi Adebayo has reacted to the comparison between his father, veteran actor Adebayo Salami, popularly known as Oga Bello, and Pete Edochie.
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Femi spoke on the issue in a post on his X account on Monday, amid discussions surrounding comments recently made by Pete about his standing in the Nigerian film industry.
The actor urged fans and social media users to respect both veterans and recognise their individual contributions rather than turn their careers into a competition.
“Ahbeg ooo, give respect to everyone who duly and truly deserves it,” he wrote.
Femi’s comment followed Edochie’s appearance on comedian Isbae U’s Curiosity Made Me Ask podcast, where the veteran actor spoke about his career and seniority in the acting industry.
Pete also discussed the length of his acting career during the interview. He said he first appeared on stage in The Merchant of Venice in 1962 at the age of 15, decades before Nollywood became the common name for Nigeria’s film industry.Nigerian current events
“By the time I did Merchant of Venice in 1962, I was 15 years old. Then there was nothing like film. It was all stage,” he said.
He also said he acted in Things Fall Apart in 1985, while Living in Bondage, one of the films associated with the growth of Nigeria’s home video industry, was released in 1992.
The actor played Okonkwo in the television adaptation of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart and has remained a prominent figure in Nigerian film and theatre.
Oga Bello began acting in 1964 with Young Concert Party, a theatre group led by Ojo Ladipo, popularly known as Baba Mero. The group later became Ojo Ladipo Theatre Group and subsequently Awada Kerikeri Theatre Group.
Following Ladipo’s death in 1978, he took over its leadership.
Oga Bello also featured in Ajani Ogun, regarded as the first Yoruba film, and went on to produce, direct and act in several Yoruba films.
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