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| Comrade Salihu Othman and Ramsey Noah |
The Vice President, Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Comrade
Salihu
Othman Isah has vented his spleen on those castigating the visit of some
leading Nollywood players to President Goodluck Jonathan on February 18 last
where GEJ was conferred as Grand Patron of the Guild.
Otherwise hailed as Hotman, the North West Vice President of the Guild
described the visit to Jonathan as well intended just like other
spheres of the society, whose associations or groups leadership have
visited Aso Rock on courtesy calls.
He expressed this displeasure against the backdrop of vitriolic
attacks by John Okafor, who is known as Mr. Ibu, Clarion Chukwura and
Charles Novia among others on the Guild's President, Ibinabo
Fiberesima for leading top Nollywood practitioners to visit Mr.
President recently.
Hotman observed that everything done in Nollywood is blown out of
proportion, adding that the situation has been for those who were not
invited for the presidential visit to cry blue murder.
"What is special with our visit to Aso Rock anyway? Other groups have
visited without anyone making any fuss out of it. We have seen where
the lawyers' body, journalists, architects, engineers, medical groups and
associations, even NURTW (road transport workers), Christian
Association of Nigeria (CAN) Ja'amatu Nasril Islam (JNI) and other
religious bodies have gone there and no one raised an eyebrow. So how
is the AGN different?"
"It is sad, because one of the very first attack, I think it was from
Charles Novia who said we went to collect handout from the Villa. I
want to let him and his likes know that the Ibinabo Fiberesima led
National Executive Council (NEC) with all good intention went to visit
Mr. President to request for assistance to build our national
headquarters in Abuja among others. It was not to beg for any handout
or take our share of national cake as being perceived.
"And with due respect to them, Ibinabo's NEC couldn't have invited
everyone for that visit. If anyone did not make the list, they
shouldn't take it as disregard for their person or contribution to the
industry. Maybe an oversight too, which is human. So, they should
desist from any form of criticisms henceforth."
Othman Isah has vented his spleen on those castigating the visit of some
leading Nollywood players to President Goodluck Jonathan on February 18 last
where GEJ was conferred as Grand Patron of the Guild.
Otherwise hailed as Hotman, the North West Vice President of the Guild
described the visit to Jonathan as well intended just like other
spheres of the society, whose associations or groups leadership have
visited Aso Rock on courtesy calls.
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| Members of Actors Guild of Nigeria poses with Mr. President for a snapshot |
attacks by John Okafor, who is known as Mr. Ibu, Clarion Chukwura and
Charles Novia among others on the Guild's President, Ibinabo
Fiberesima for leading top Nollywood practitioners to visit Mr.
President recently.
Hotman observed that everything done in Nollywood is blown out of
proportion, adding that the situation has been for those who were not
invited for the presidential visit to cry blue murder.
"What is special with our visit to Aso Rock anyway? Other groups have
visited without anyone making any fuss out of it. We have seen where
the lawyers' body, journalists, architects, engineers, medical groups and
associations, even NURTW (road transport workers), Christian
Association of Nigeria (CAN) Ja'amatu Nasril Islam (JNI) and other
religious bodies have gone there and no one raised an eyebrow. So how
is the AGN different?"
"It is sad, because one of the very first attack, I think it was from
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| Comrade Othman with other members |
Charles Novia who said we went to collect handout from the Villa. I
want to let him and his likes know that the Ibinabo Fiberesima led
National Executive Council (NEC) with all good intention went to visit
Mr. President to request for assistance to build our national
headquarters in Abuja among others. It was not to beg for any handout
or take our share of national cake as being perceived.
"And with due respect to them, Ibinabo's NEC couldn't have invited
everyone for that visit. If anyone did not make the list, they
shouldn't take it as disregard for their person or contribution to the
industry. Maybe an oversight too, which is human. So, they should
desist from any form of criticisms henceforth."
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