Nigerian actress, Ini Edo is celebrating her 42nd birthday in style as she reflects on how she has positively evolved over the years. She thanked those who stood and rocked with her over the years, praying that God keep them in good health and prosperity.

Ini Edo on her Instagram wrote: “Happy birthday to me! I am grateful for all the opportunities I’ve had to grow and develop this year.

“I am grateful for every door that was closed because it was not the right path for me. I am grateful for everyone who used my kindness and vulnerability as a sign of weakness….

“I am here for all the life lessons… I will keep loving wholeheartedly, being true to myself, and upholding the law of compassion towards as many as come my way.

“I will stay evolving and will live to my full potential. The best of me is here and it will only get better.

“Thank you to every one of you, who see through the physical, through the lows and the highs, yet you are still gracious enough to rock with me.

“God will keep us all in good health and prosperity. Cheers to life “9 and to the best version of me the busyness this coming year, and quiet my mind. I am going to reflect on who I am, and who I want to become. I will discover me.”

Following, the tragic death of Nigerian actor Junior Pope and other film crew, actress and film producer, Ini Edo has called for a fundamental change in Nollywood.

Edo expressed her grief and frustration over the lack of a proper regulatory structure to ensure the safety of everyone involved in film production.

She called for the need of a regulatory structure for the safeguarding of film production.

“Jr Pope did not have to sacrifice his life for Nollywood to realise the need for a long and much-needed regulatory structure that would safeguard an entire production,” Edo stated.

She emphasised that while many individuals now take on the role of producers in Nollywood, there is a collective negligence that must be addressed urgently.

“Everyone is a producer now and all are guilty of negligence of some sort.. and this has to stop,” Edo continued.

She stressed that the death of her colleague shouldn’t have occurred in the first instance, stating, “This is one sacrifice too many and must count for something.”

Edo called for a total overhaul of the system, advocating for practical rules and regulations that cater to everyone involved in film production, especially in cases of emergencies. She expressed her confusion and sorrow over the loss of talented individuals in the industry, saying, “I will never understand why the good ones go so soon.”