President Muhammadu Buhari has advised Nigerian filmmakers against promoting violence and sex scenes in their movies.

The president urged movie practitioners to endeavour to always project the country in a positive light.

Buhari sent the message to the movie industry in a foreword written in a brochure on the film industry.

The brochure was titled, “Nigerian Film Industry at a Glance” and it was published by the Africa Film Academy.

Buhari was quoted to have said: “The Nigerian film industry that is now called Nollywood, in the fashion of the American, Hollywood and Indian, Bollywood started as the effort of a group of enterprising young men and women who traded on their talents and sheer determination without anyone paying attention.

“It has now metamorphosed into a big industry employing thousands of people, contributing to the national Gross Domestic Product and empowering a new generation of creative entrepreneurs.”

“Our government will continue to support the creative sectors of its economy so as to encourage our teeming youths while we enjoin our filmmakers to continue to project the image of Nigeria and the continent of Africa in a positive way through their story lines. Filmmakers should not make films for art sake. Films should be functional and socially relevant.”

“Filmmakers, whether local or those who come here to use our facilities, must however be sensitive to our cultures and religions. They must not glamourise violence or sexual vulgarity in all their forms. They must not promote racism or ethnic superiority or demonise any religion or culture.

“I want to see more films that celebrate our diversity, films that celebrate the achievements of our people, films that promote social causes of right to education, films that tells us the evil of domestic violence against men and women, films that inspire hope and faith in our country and humanity in general. I am confident that Nollywood would go from strength to strength.”
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haba mr. presido na that touchry kissitivity na im dey make nolly sweet na
abi we no be circular kuntry ni

Mtcheew

is that the fwesh air you plumise ni

Sombody should explain to this man that this is Nollywood not Northwood.



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*Nairaland official comedian*

Buhari form yr own mallamwood

oh.
e pain d man oo

say that to ur kannywood peeps

[b]He is now toying with the idea of Abokilizing and northernizing nollywood like his muslim kannywood that can't sell up to 10 DVD copies outside northern nigeria, niger, chad.

Look mr Presidiot, we've told you to pack your things and live away from the 'morally decayed south' in your conservative muslim Arewa.

You have no right to tell southerners (who are not even interested in living with you) how to live their lives and what movies to watch.

If you are thinking of turning the whole country into a feudal Arab jungle, like always, you will be resisted again and again. Nollywood wasn't built with your money. Southerners (especially Igbos) built it from the scratch while recovering from the carnage your murderous likes commited in their land and economy as you prosecuted the Oil war against Biafra.

They built it to international standard not for stone age conservative shariaist buffoons like you but for modern 21st century normal humans. Please take your Arewa muslim republic and pull out, away from the 'morally decayed south'. How difficult is that?[/b]

Too late, it has eaten deep already.

Command and control...that's d nature of this change. Shebi they have told us we eat too much rice? It's coming soon...before long hisbah will be arresting sellers of nollywood movies and private citizens generally including the actors. Then those silly ones that were dancing for 'Sai baba' will wonder how it all spiralled out of control as no be so dem plan am.

nollywood haff join badt gang

it's so obvious, this man wants to take us back to 14 B.C.

Hmm..
Commentless

Mr president is right.

The way some people are insulting Buhari over the comment makes me wonder if Christianity in its real and ideal sense approves of the kissing and touching in movies. Christianity or Islam, kissing and touching is bad. I agree the western culture of doing movies have affected our morals but guys, what Buhari said is it bad?

funnynation:
Sombody should explain to this man that this is Nollywood not Northwood.




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Confirm before you talk....
Nonsense.......

Baba stop putting nigeria in recession and hunger

If this goat of a president don't like what he is watching the reasonable thing to do is to fast forward or stop watching those touching and kissing scenes
As for me I enjoy those scenes the most

PentiumProf:
If this goat of a president don't like what he is watching the reasonable thing to do is to fast forward or stop watching those touching and kissing scenes
As for me I enjoy those scenes the most

I thought you are Buhari's fan

pls correct me if I am wrong

limeta:
Buhari form yr own mallamwood

Nairalanders I hail o

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Buhari nobody cares for your media opinions. Focus on getting conviction for judges. Nobody elected you media commentator.

funnynation:
Sombody should explain to this man that this is Nollywood not Northwood.




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THE E-DIORT JUST THEY MAKE ME LAUGH!

fake news I won't believe

EternalTruths:



I thought you are Buhari's fan

pls correct me if I am wrong

I have never been a buhari fan
You must be referring to the other man claiming to be a woman pentium pro who is different from me

The OP is trying to be mischievous with the headline. Please read the storyline again and get what the president actually said.

kestolove95:
nollywood haff join badt gang

وقال الرئيس انه بسبب الدين القدوس.

ما هو بدائي عقلية.

How can movie producers project the country in positive light when you tje the president demarket the country abroad?

isbish:
The way some people are insulting Buhari over the comment makes me wonder if Christianity in its real and ideal sense approves of the kissing and touching in movies. Christianity or Islam, kissing and touching is bad. I agree the western culture of doing movies have affected our morals but guys, what Buhari said is it bad?

What has bloody religion got to do with this?

“It has now metamorphosed into a big industry employing thousands of people, contributing to the national Gross Domestic Product and empowering a new generation of creative entrepreneurs.”

When the last administration cited the movie and entertainment industry as a major contributor to the rebased economy, the witches and wizards carrying brooms ridiculed nollywood and the music industry's contribution to national economy.

Today we see this gross buffoon confirming the claims of the GEJ administration on the contributions of the same nollywood to our economy.

Useless idi0ts in power.

There's noting bad about what PMB has said. he's saying the main focus of producing a movie is to promote our culture and values. I support him on that.....some films culd be annoying sha.. no moral lesson

What exactly did he say that is wrong? In fact, what he is saying now is what GEJ should have said when Nollywood movies were selling like hot cakes abroad.... hot because useful of the exact reasons he mentioned.... and Nollywood flopped big time abroad..in fact is dead abroad because of the same reasons he mentioned. ..turned to sex and violence...imitating Hollywood. It would now take a miracle to resurrect the dead.