Minister condoles with family of late Nat’l Theatre GM

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has condoled with the family of the late General Manager of the National Theatre, Dr. Stella Oyedepo, saying her death has created a huge vacuum in the nation’s creative industry.

A statement from the ministry read in part that Alhaji Mohammed, yesterday, led top management staff of the ministry on the condolence visit to the husband of the deceased, Dr. Hezekiah Oyedepo, in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.

According to the statement, the minister described Dr. Stella’s death in a road accident as “shocking and left a big imprint in the creative industry within the one year she spent as the CEO of the National Theatre.”

In his response, Dr. Oyedepo, described the death of his wife as the biggest tragedy that had befallen the family, but that as a Christian, he was taught to always give thanks to God in every situation.