Emeka Rollas, the head of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), has explained why he hasn’t taken legal action against the producer, Adanma Luke, over Junior Pope’s demise.
This follows the tragic boat accident in April 2024 that claimed the life of actor Junior Pope and four other crew members on the River Niger in Asaba, Delta State.
The accident occurred while the group was traveling to a film set for Adanma Luke’s movie, “The Other Side of Life.”
After the tragic boat accident, the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) suspended Adanma Luke.
However, AGN President Emeka Rollas recently revealed that they couldn’t sue the producer because Junior Pope wasn’t a due-paying member of the guild.
Rollas also pointed out that, according to the contract Junior Pope signed with the producer, only his immediate family or wife has the legal right to pursue legal action.
Additionally, in the recent Arise TV interview, Rollas shared his plans to restructure the guild.
His words …
“Update on Junior Pope, you know I was here and I said that we are about to sue. In the course of interacting with our legal adviser, he said that from the contract that Junior Pope signed with the producer, the AGN did not have the locum to sue.He said either the direct family or the wife should sue the producer.
“Now we go back to the structure that we are talking about. Because we just came back from Los Angeles now, we are trying to change a lot of things. From the structure we are creating, tapping from the practice, we are going to begin licensing actors because we also find out that even the Junior Pope, as of the time of his death was not a due-paying member of the guild. He was just an actor who is big and has not paid dues in the last one year before his death.”
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