Inojie also claimed Sam Loco-Efe, was “the most intelligent Nollywood actor that ever lived”
By Kehinde Okeowo
Nigerian actor, Charles Inojie has slammed the Nigerian government for not awarding a national honour to the late thespian, Sam Loco-Efe.
Inojie made this known in a recent chat with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, where he asserted that Sam Loco-Efe was “from another planet”.
He went on to describe his colleague, who died on August 7, 2011, at the age of 65 as “the most intelligent Nollywood actor that ever lived”.
He further added that the legendary thespian died without being recognised with a national honour, when “neophytes and greenhorns” were rewarded.
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Speaking during the chat, Inojie said: “Uncle Sam (Sam Loco-Efe) was perhaps the most intelligent Nollywood actor that ever lived. He can be here smoking cigarette, and people are rehearsing that way, you won’t know that his subconscious mind is where they are rehearsing. He would be correcting you from afar, you won’t even know he is talking to you.
“If you have a scene to play with him, Uncle Sam would only read with you once. He would ask the others to rehearse their lines. He would read that scene just once. He would say his lines, and when you missed yours, he would tell you your lines. Since I’ve been meeting people, I haven’t seen that type before. Uncle Sam was from another planet.
“But the country we live in, how can anyone imagine that Uncle Sam died without a national honour? In a country where national honours are being given to neophytes, greenhorns. Uncle Sam died without a national honour.
“One of Nigeria’s entries to FESTAC 1977, I think that was ‘Lambodo’ where uncle Sam played the lead role. He got a special mention from the Queen as the best actor in Africa. That kind of human being, even in death, he deserves posthumous awards.”
