Veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie has reacted to the claim that he is a a bad actor. A Nigerian blogger, who goes by the name Sugabelly, on Twitter tagged Pete Edochie, ‘Bad Actor.’ This claim came as a result of her comment on the disqualification of Genevieve Nnaji’s ‘Lionheart’ from the Oscars.
“Pete Edochie is a really bad actor. He’s been playing the same role his entire life.”
This statement caused an outrage on Twitter with many Nigerians coming out to refute her claims. They also gave Sugabelly enough evidence to prove the Actor’s numerous achievements.
Speaking to Sunday Scoop, the legendary Actor is indifferent about the comment. He said that the comments do not make sense to him.
“I’ll be honest with you: I’m indifferent to opinions expressed about me, because they don’t make sense to me. If Pete Edochie is a fantastic actor, thank you very much. It doesn’t mean anything to me; it has absolutely nothing to do with me. If you start responding to things that don’t make sense, there is that danger of reducing yourself to the level of that person.
“I’m mentally occupied 24 hours on a daily basis. I trained formally as a broadcaster and by the grace of God, I happen to be an articulate individual. I don’t have to advertise that, every other person knows that.”
He further said that having been married for 50 years with 13 grand-children, what matters to him now is living a healthy life.
“On April 7, I’ll be 73 . There are few people of my age who are active. If I start responding to individuals, it means that I don’t appreciate God who created me,” he concluded.
Pete Edochie is a reputable name in the movie industry and one of its most successful actors.
