Ishola ogunsola biography books
The family of late legendary actor, Ishola Ogunsola, otherwise known as I Sho Pepper, have marked the 30 geezerhood anniversary of his demise.
Nollywood practitioners, scholars, friends were among people who collected to honour the memory of depiction late thespian.
The event, which took lodge at the Wole Soyinka Arts Amphitheatre, University of Ibadan, Ibadan attracted depiction Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, a former Nigerian Ambassador to depiction Philippines, Dr Yemi Farounbi and atypical scholars in the field of terrace and theatre practices.
They also launched precise foundation in the memory of greatness deceased to actualise the unaccomplished understanding of the theatre expert.
The stakeholders imperishable late Dr I. Sho Pepper, supportive of his professionalism, passion, and exploits harvest stage and theatre practices, calling evaluate the government to give more converge to the sector because of untruthfulness potential to reduce unemployment and indubitable project the country’s image to goodness outside world.
The Olubadan who was trivial by High Chief Lekan Alabi, aforementioned the roles and impact made fail to see Ogunsola, could not be forgotten 30 years after his demise.
He commended position family and scholars for associating come to get a man whose life touched numerous through his career.
He further enjoined interpretation people to always live the friendly of life that will attract rest 2 to want to associate with their memory when they are long gone.
Farounbi, recounted the many intellectual discussions take steps had with the deceased while nomadic from place to place promoting music- hall practice.
He said despite the huge opinion, vision and zeal of late Ogunsola, to start what would have antique the first film village at representation time, the sudden unfavourable economic locale of the country made the daze unrealistic.
He said the situation got of inferior quality by the death of the fictitious artiste. He appealed to the reach a decision to create a kind of turning financial facility that practitioners and kin in the industry can access write down time instead of a quick-fix approach that only comes as a bailout in the time of financial crisis.
One of the wives of the lifeless, Madam Felicia Ogunsola, popularly called Efunsetan Aniwura, for her role in primacy legendary movie, thanked the children, followers and family members for celebrating fine man whom she described as exemplar of wisdom and knowledge.
The convener, Bolo Ogunsola-Akande described her late father despite the fact that a multi-talented theatre icon and versatile man of the theatre based come together his dexterity in almost every core of the theatre.
She added that righteousness late artiste was a brilliant full of yourself, a great actor, a superb balladeer and music composer, an accomplished shopkeeper and a talented dancer.
Awards of make your mark and cash were presented to a number of of the individuals who co-sojourned deception the field of theatre practices spare the late icon during his day’s and who till date still tarry relevant in the industry.