Nollywood’s tallest actor, Raymond Okafor Bags AGN Appointment

At 6.8ft, Nigerian actor, Raymond Okafor is unquestionably the tallest man in Nollywood. He came into the news days ago when the national president of Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Rollas appointed him a member of AGN National Task Force.

The appointment took place on July 28, 2023 when the entire Nollywood stakeholders, both States chapters and the National body converged on Asaba for a seminar and the adoption of new bylaws to govern the association nationwide.

Raymond who broke the news to this platform said, “We already had departments in the industry that take care of certain things. But after implementing the bylaws, the national president, Emeka Rollas found the need, with his power, to support the enforcement body for this new bylaw. He found a reason to appoint a person or two to join in overseeing that these new bylaws are carried out. So, I was opportune to be one of the people that were selected for that position as a Member of AGN National Task Force. We have State Task Force members, then we have National which oversees all the States in Nigeria. It’s a huge position “

Raymond was particularly ecstatic about the appointment. According to him, it was like moving from zero to hundred as it would have taken years to attain such a position in the association.

“It is actually an elective position. If I wanted to get to this position on my own, I would have to contest for the State chapter first, contest for any position in the State chapter, and win, and that’s how I could become a national member and would have been a member for a certain period of time before i would be eligible to contest for a national position. That’s when I would be able to contest for a national task force member . It’s a huge appointment. It’s like going from 0 to 100 in one day. It is something that could have taken me years to achieve. It means so much to me. I feel so honored and privileged to serve this great and noble association, AGN. The job is not easy, it’s a heavy job, it’s a big responsibility. If something goes wrong on set anywhere in Nigeria, my phone will be called or any of my colleagues in the national task force, he said.

Raymond Okafor had no elevator available to him, to climb up the ladder in the movie industry, he had to take the stairs with the pains of every step. Although he started acting since 2015 but his break didn’t happen until 2020 when he starred in “Blood of Enogie”, a TV series by Rock TV, which is still currently running.

Some of the movies hed had starred include but not limited to Destiny, Better tomorrow, The Hookup , Twins Apart, Unholy Siblings, Amaka, Mama G-square, Our Bond and 21 Days Night

He was brn May 15, 1993 in Benin City where he grew up. He is currently engaged to Kay-Ann Richards since 2021.