Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has lifted the suspension placed on Adanma Luke, producer of the movie The Other Side of Life which featured the late actor John Paul Odonwodo aka Junior Pope.
Junior Pope and four crew members drowned on April 10 after their boat capsized in a river near Cable Point, Asaba, Delta State, while returning from the movie set.
The incident caused outrage from the public as it was gathered that life jackets were not provided for the trip.
The AGN led by Emeka Rollas suspended Ms. Luke indefinitely for violating safety protocols and barred its members from working with her until further notice.
The guild also prohibited films featuring riverine areas and boat rides to safeguard actors and crew members, aiming to prevent similar incidents in the future.
However, in a statement on Saturday, AGN national secretary Abubakar Yakubu announced that the decisions to lift the suspension on the producer and to remove the ban on shooting in riverine areas were made during the guild’s national executive council meeting.
The statement reads, “The National President of the Guild, Dr. Ejezie Emeka Rollas, MON, use this opportunity to announce the lifting of the suspension placed on Adanma Luke, producer of the movie ‘Another Side of Life,’ where star actor Junior Pope and four other crew members lost their lives in Anam river.
“The President also lifted the ban on filming in riverine areas but cautioned members to apply all safety standard measures recommended in the AGN Bylaws.”
