BREAKING: Tinubu speaks as Nollywood loses another veteran actor

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has mourned veteran Nollywood actor, filmmaker and screenwriter Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, describing his death as a great loss to Nigeria’s creative industry.

In a condolence message issued on Monday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President extended his sympathies to Hassan’s family, friends, colleagues and millions of fans across the country.

tell Nigerian stories, preserve our cultural heritage and entertain audiences at home and abroad,

Tinubu said.

His passing is a great loss to his family, the Yoruba film industry, Nollywood and the entire Nigerian creative community.

I pray that Almighty Allah will grant him eternal rest and give his loved ones the strength to bear the loss.

He began his acting career in 1981 while combining it with his mechanic job before leaving the profession in 1994 to pursue acting full-time.