fpeter:
Alias 4:30, whatever that means....funny man!
He deserves it.

chudyprince:
indomie generation will not understand what you are saying bro

xynerise:


Wet in wound am?

hisgrace090:
Hon chief zebrudaya okoroigwe nwogbo, alias 4:30. The hon chief palmwine powerless.
Congrates for this well deserved honoure.
Death or alive I will not fail to remember your humour
members in the then new masquerades drama series, is; gringory akabogu, the hon, poor man of europia, clarus mgbohikwe, jegede sokoya, your wife ovuloria oyediya nwogbo, naati, madam akpinor, zaaki, popolina, etc.

Oyind18:
Thought he's from Yoruba

Modified
I never knew he is from Igbo, is it wrong to think he's from Yoruba?
I am neither Yoruba nor Igbo. Free me from your tribal war pls.

Marotzke:
Gringory Akabogu, of Ikot Ekpene via Arondizuogu. Clarus Mgbojikwe of Ndi Olumbe via court four.
Dr prince Jegede Sokoyo ,the grand son of Idi of Idi Araba, the son of the Soil and by the grace of God, the only young millonaire in the whole universe.
Ovuleria Ouredia Nwogbo from Bakana via isiokpo. Apena , Aforline.
Naati,Zaki Ramota are NTA Network creations.
The legend i gave is when the masquerade started in Aba . When James Iroha was the producer.
1975.

tuscani:
brother, I am telling you

tuscani:
brother, I am telling you

chudyprince:
indomie generation will not understand what you are saying bro

Oyind18:
Thought he's from Yoruba


Modified

I never knew he is from Igbo, is it wrong to think he's from Yoruba?

I am neither Yoruba nor Igbo. Free me from your tribal war pls.

WeNoGoDie:
This man is aging so gracefully.

I almost began to think he's long gone

searchng4love:
It's true... He's a Yoruba man

hisgrace090:
Hon chief zebrudaya okoroigwe nwogbo, alias 4:30. The hon chief palmwine powerless.
Congrates for this well deserved honoure.
Death or alive I will not fail to remember your humour park members in the then new masquerades drama series, is; gringory akabogu, the hon, poor man of europia, clarus mgbohikwe, jegede sokoya, your wife ovuloria oyediya nwogbo, naati, madam akpinor, zaaki, popolina, etc.

Oyind18:
Thought he's from Yoruba


Modified

I never knew he is from Igbo, is it wrong to think he's from Yoruba?

I am neither Yoruba nor Igbo. Free me from your tribal war pls.

alaskido:


Does CHIKA OKPALA sound like a Yoruba name, or you are high on Oshogbo weed?

Oyind18:
idiottttt!!!! Never knew his name till today. See you wey smoke used menstral pad.

9jest:
I am deeply touched by the comments I have read here, apart from the beautiful memories, the fact that some people still remember punch lines and stories from this epic TV show fills one with nostalgia. I am indeed glad that Chief Chika Okpala has been honoured by the AMVCA and I pray he continues to be an ambassador for the Nigerian Comedy and particularly "The New Masquerade"

But me share a few facts that many people may not know.

1. The Drama started as a radio show at the ECBS Enugu and it was known as "In the light mood" and this was just after the civil war.

2. Chika Okpala was not the first actor that played the role of Chief Zebrudaya.

3. All the original actors were hand picked for their roles by the Late James Iroha, the creator of the programme

4. Nkem Owoh did not write any script for the programme, while my father was alive

5. All the original actors were Igbos with the exception of the late Christian Essien

6. The drama was moved to NTV Aba in the middle 70´s

7. it became a national programme in the early 90´s and was recorded in Enugu.

I know these facts because the late Chief James Iroha O.O.N. was my father.