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| Saheed Balogun talks Piracy&Goodluck Jonathan treating Nollywood like Children! |
Yoruba actor Saheed Balogun has said,the last government was hosting us (Nollywood) as if they were hosting birthday parties for kids!
This is the funniest thing i have ever heard.But guess.what? I am not surprised to hear it,a lot of those entertainers who went up to Goodluck Jonathan should be embarrassed and ashamed! Cos all they cared about was lining their own personal pockets.I mean,ask yourself this,all those get togethers and visits to Aso Rock to see Jonathan,can you say just one thing that came out of it? Any laws or bills passed? Any significant happening? But you can bet
your last generator fuel that millions of Naira's exchanged hands!
Yoruba actor and film producer, Saheed Balogun further said the former president,Goodluck Jonathan treated entertainers like school children...According to Vanguard, in a recent chat with the actor, he decired piracy,saying he lost over 15 million naira on a recent movie..
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| Ex President Jonathan hosting Nollywood. |
We’re still looking to find who leaked it, but we don’t know yet. I lost over N15 million on that project. I’m still motivated to do more because it’s my dream. Soon, change will come to this country. Goodluck Jonathan treated entertainers like school-children. The last government was hosting us (Nollywood) as if they were hosting birthday parties for kids.He said..
For one day, they never thought it fit to beg senators and members of the House of Representatives to pass appropriate laws on piracy “ I am seizing this opportunity to beg the new senators and House members who are in the committee in charge of culture to please pass relevant bills on entertainment. That is what they are elected to do, not to be shouting and jumping fence like they did the last time."
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| Nollywood campaigning for President Jonathan at the last election. |
Never in the history of Nigerian entertainment has one President or leader been so close to the entertainment industry as Godluck Jonathan was.But all for what? Nothing was achieved.The President thought by giving out money to individuals he was supporting the industry.But he wasn't,he was doing damage to the industry cos these actions caused divisiveness among the industry,and all the fundings that was supposed to go to building the industry,went to individuals.Like as in so many fields,Goodluck Jonathan simply had no idea what he was doing.