“Pete Edochie my only senior in movie industry because of Things Fall Apart movie” – Actor Stephen Alajemba

Stephen Alajemba, known as Uwaezuoke has asserted that, apart from Pete Edochie, he holds seniority in terms of years dedicated to the Nigerian film industry.

While acknowledging his respect for the iconic ‘Things Fall Apart’ actor, Alajemba argued that the title of the patriarch of Nollywood rightfully belongs to the late Solomon Eze, also known as Mike Orihedịmma. According to the veteran actor, Orihedịmma played a pioneering role in the Igbo film industry and, consequently, contributed significantly to the establishment of Nollywood as a whole.

Speaking in a recent interview with popular YouTuber, Yan Kontent Factory, Alajemba said: “When you talk about Igbo movie industry, Mike Orihedịmma is the first person to be mentioned. He is the one that trained most of the people you see acting today. He was emulated by Kenneth Nnebue and Pauloo in writing ‘Living In Bondage.’

“When it comes to the movie industry, the only person I respect is Pete Edochie. All the people in the movie industry today, anybody that says he is older than me in the industry, should tell us the first movie he did and what year it came out. It is only Pete Edochie that I can say that he is older than me because of Things Fall Apart.”