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Zack Orji Urges FG, Buhari To Invest Billions In Nollywood Like Jonathan Did
Tuesday August 11, 2015 – Zack Orji Urges FG, Buhari To Invest Billions In Nollywood Like Jonathan Did
In a recent chat with News Agency of Nigeria, Nollywood actor Zack Orji called on the Federal Government to invest in Nollywood film makers in order to help the image of the country.
The actor cum Pastor said there is need for Nigeria to sign international co-production treaties.
Orji who spoke to NAN in Lagos yesterday explained that the horizon of Nollywood would expand once the government got involved.
Hear him:
“We have been gradually reaching out to our colleagues in other African countries and the response has always been very encouraging.
“The good thing is that with the work we have done so far in Nigeria we occupy a vanguard position in all of Africa to the point that a lot of our colleagues in other African countries invite us when they want to do the kind of thing we are doing in Nigeria.
“And that is something we find very welcoming, very commendable.
“So we have been doing a lot of international feature co-productions; the only thing you can say is that at the governmental level, Nigeria has not signed co-production treaties with other African countries.
“So that is the level we have to cross.
“When we cross that level, it will make certain funds available for feature co-productions on an international basis.
“If our government signs co-production treaties with other African countries, it will begin to generate a lot of feature film co-productions with those countries. “
Our Oga on top no get plan to lavish money on entertainers like ex-President Jonathan did.
The only thing Buhari has in mind for Nollywood is piracy eradication.
Una don miss GEJ pocket money….#yeye dey smell #no more time for nollywood aso rock party
Larry Mbong
August 11, 2015 at 5:53 AM
The guy is looking for political appointment
Taofeek Jibowu
August 11, 2015 at 6:14 AM
I am thinking the same, he is saying it for his pocket
obi
August 11, 2015 at 7:06 AM
I knowm so that the money will end up in the same pocket hole.
Ephraim Nwosu
August 11, 2015 at 7:15 AM
Zack,so you will not be contempted if PMB finally irradicates piracy?What you want is for him to allocate billions of naira to Nollywood as GEJ did.I am disappointed in you because you have forgotten how much a cup of garri cost in the market.I no blame you shaa.Pastor ke!
O'Nels
August 11, 2015 at 7:24 AM
I trust PMB, he will not even grant ur request. Go and meet Gej to invest billions in ur so call nollywood. After all, u guys campaign for him and warn people not to vote for Buhari. Where are the billions Gej invested in ur industry?
Don
August 11, 2015 at 10:18 AM
D one Jona give una never reach sai.
mr just
August 11, 2015 at 11:41 AM
Plsss Oga PMB do wot u ar capable of(eradicat piracy),nd shun unrealistic project
OmoKehinde
August 11, 2015 at 3:44 PM
Wonders shall never shall never end as long as human beings still inhabit the planet earth. I pity most of our Nollywood people including the producers, actors, actresses, and the marketers for allowing corruption, short cut, lack of wisdom, and low self esteem to destroy the industry. Entertainment industry is a private enterprise that is highly profitable in other parts of the world like in Europe, Asia, and the United States. Hollywood in the U.S is the biggest, most recognized, and most profitable in the entire globe. Why? Because the directors, actors, actresses, and the marketers there are very smart, innovative, great investors, and are not getting handouts or bribe from government as incentive to make great movies. But in Nigeria, they know that President Jonathan is not smart, very wasteful, and highly corrupt leader that doesn’t know how to manage resources and govern a nation effectively. So they took advantage of the president dumbness, low IQ,and poor management skills. President Muhammad Buhari will never and should never give one kobo of the people’s money to these looters in Nollywood. The question we should ask them are as follow: What have they done with over N6 billions of the taxpayers money given to you by our former foolish president? When are they going to pay back the loans amount with interest back to federal account? When are they going to give account of what they spent the people’s money on because we deserve to know? Instead of them to partner with both the state and federal governments to deal with the issues of copyright and piracy, they are busy begging for more money. Again, if they need money to improve the quality of their movie production, they should do what other business owners do, use your collateral to secure loans from banks or other sources. We now have a competent, smart, highly experienced, and very qualified leader as President of Federal Republic of Nigeria. No more free money for crooks, lazy,and criminals.