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| Zeb Ejiro |
The veteran filmmaker said Nigerian female
politicians give money and buy cars for Nollywood actors, while their male
counterparts equally give money, buy cars and homes for Nollywood actresses,
for accepting to date them.
He said this new found wealth has
made the once struggling thespians to completely disregard those who helped
them become the stars that they are today - producers. He also claimed that
politicians are the ones giving money to actresses to make movies and live
about their means.
According to Ejiro, "There are
a lot of people who never dreamt of being what they are today. Suddenly, they
found themselves there. People are running after them. I need to see you and
all that. They start seeing themselves above God. That’s where they get it
wrong. The movie industry did not start with the stars that are there
today. It started with others.
People who suffered to make them who
they are, they dump those people, they don’t respect them. You are doing
something today, maybe a child’s naming ceremony, marriage or whatever, they
don’t attend. They don’t come, they don’t need you anymore! Because the
politicians are giving them so much money, the politicians are buying them
cars; female politicians are buying the male stars cars, homes and what have
you. The male politicians are buying the female ones whatever they want. So,
suddenly, they don’t need the producers anymore. They can even make bigger
movies than you now because one politician will give them N100 million and you
are looking for N15 million to do a blockbuster. So, suddenly, they find out
that they are bigger than you. Not just you; they are bigger than the industry.
I think the bane of the movie industry is the Nigerian politicians. That’s the
truth!" he submitted with regret.
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