President Bola Tinubu has mourned veteran Nollywood actor Richard Francis Duru, who died on the age of 57.
The President prolonged his condolences to Duru’s circle of relatives, colleagues, lovers and the Nigerian movie trade, describing his demise as a painful loss to the rustic’s inventive neighborhood.
Tinubu said the contributions of veteran actors to the expansion of Nollywood, in particular their roles in shaping the trade’s inventive identification, nurturing rising skills and selling Nigerian tales, tradition and values to audiences in the community and the world over.
He stated the legacies of artists who devote their lives to entertaining, instructing and provoking society bear past their lifetime.
The President added that Duru’s contributions would stay a part of Nollywood’s historical past and Nigeria’s cultural heritage.
Tinubu prayed for the non violent repose of the actor’s soul and requested God to grant his circle of relatives, buddies, colleagues and admirers the energy to endure the loss.
He additionally reaffirmed his management’s popularity of the contributions of the humanities and leisure trade to nationwide construction, cultural preservation and Nigeria’s world symbol.
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