Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, recently visited the family of the late Nollywood actor John Paul Obumneme Odonwodo, popularly known as Junior Pope, to offer his sympathies following the actor’s untimely death.
The former Governor of Anambra State was accompanied by Nollywood actor and politician Kenneth Okonkwo. Sharing photos and a video clip from the visit, Okonkwo, who previously served as the spokesperson for the Labour Party presidential campaign council, posted on his X handle: “HE Peter Obi arrived at the residence of John Paul Odonwodo Junior Pope, to pay his condolences to his family over the sad, and untimely departure of their child, brother, husband, and father. He consoled his mother, Mrs. Maria Odonwodo, the widow, Jennifer, and his children.”
Junior Pope tragically passed away on April 10, 2024, alongside three others after their boat capsized on the Anam River in Anambra State while returning from a film location. The actor was laid to rest yesterday in his hometown, Ukehe, in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State.
