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Popular Nollywood actor, Yemi Solade, has disclosed that he started acting before veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie.

Solade said this while sharing experience and history on his journey in the Yoruba section of the industry after his episode on a show called ‘Father’s Path with Tope’.

“I’m senior to Pete Edochie, I started acting before him, though he’s older than me. I was 17 in 1977 when I represented Nigeria as the Youngest Actor, and I’ve done 48 years in the industry and still standing,” he said.

The actor explained how other sections within Nollywood had been documenting their works in cassettes and advertising them for other people to purchase.

According to him, that the Yoruba industry did not start documentation earlier does not mean others should take credit for starting the Nollywood industry.

He said, “The first Nigerian, Ade Ajiboye ‘Big Abass’, the first home video in this country. We’ve been doing it, there was film, the celluloid and everything. We had the likes of Ogundes, we had Baba Salas, we had Ade Afolayans, Kunle’s father; we had Dr Ola Balogun, who is still around, and so many other big names, most of them are gone now.

“Even when home video was starting, it was just an experiment that was carried out by the likes of Muyideen Alade Aromire. We were all doing this drama, and then they just brought this camcorder, let’s record what we are doin,g which was documented in a cassette and was arranged in bookshelves. So, you as a shop owner, would introduce the cassette for people to buy; it all started like that.”

He further explained how the Yoruba industry didn’t document their work earlier, which made others think they’ve been in the game for long.

“My people in the Yoruba setting didn’t document anything; that was why the other people in the industry just stepped in to say they started it. ‘Hey shut up’; when people like us are here, we will let you know you didn’t start anything.

“They could say that because they romance the media but the Yoruba industry was just acting. Most of them weren’t schooled; they didn’t know anything about the media, and they enjoyed themselves. Adebayo Salami is alive; he will tell you a deeper story that I’m telling you, he’s older than me. Jide Kosoko is alive, we all work together.”

Redoil:
of all people why will you compare yourself to pete edochie the biggest actor in town only taiwo ajayi licet and olu jacob can say such thing which might be accepted

BlackViper:
https://tribuneonlineng.com/im-senior-to-pete-edochie-in-acting-yemi-solade/

BlackViper:
https://tribuneonlineng.com/im-senior-to-pete-edochie-in-acting-yemi-solade/

Redoil:
of all people why will you compare yourself to pete edochie the biggest actor in town only taiwo ajayi licet and olu jacob can say such thing which might be accepted

free2ryhme:
That is your problem not owns

use your seniority go buy cup of garri

SmartPolician:
Pete Obi isn't among the first actors to join the industry. KOK even started before him. However, Mr. Pete was just a man grace found after working in the media and playing the big role in Okonkwo.

That's why Pete himself always says that whenever you wake up in the morning, the first thing you must do is pray for God's GRACE.

Forkthiefnubu:
Yes the Yorubas were the pioneer of movie making in Nigerian but the morden movie industry known as nollywood is a purely a product of Igbo ingenuity and marginalization, nollywood was created by the igbos but right now with the state surreptitious back and better education the Yorubas have taken it over again which is not a bad thing

Forkthiefnubu:
Yes the Yorubas were the pioneer of movie making in Nigerian but the morden movie industry known as nollywood is a purely a product of Igbo ingenuity and marginalization, nollywood was created by the igbos but right now with the state surreptitious back and better education the Yorubas have taken it over again which is not a bad thing

obagofizzy:
Who asked you, and we don’t even know you self…. Pete Edochie all the way

Redoil:
of all people why will you compare yourself to pete edochie the biggest actor in town only taiwo ajayi licet and olu jacob can say such thing which might be accepted