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Tuesday, 20 September 2016
President Buhari urges Nollywood movies to stop promoting sex


President Muhammadu Buhari who is currently in the United States of America for the 71st United Nations General Assembly in New York gave the advice to Nigerian filmmakers through his foreword in Africa Film Academy's recently released brochure/magazine titled "Nigerian Film Industry at a Glance."

The Nigerian leader wrote:
"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."

Source: http://www.somtoo.com/2016/09/president-buhari-urges-nollywood-movies.html

lalasticlala

"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.

.. Says a man who divided his country into 97% and 5%

Good advice... Most times when I visit Youtube just to watch some random short clips to relax, I noticed most Nollywood movies tend to use "love entanglement scenes" to entice their visitors. Must it always be like that?

just no put eyes for the industry cause everything you don put hand for in this country don scatter. I don't watch Nigeria movies but am sure we are better than Ghana and South African guys when it comes to morality. And please enough of us castigating our own when we all download porn. The film industry comprise of many parts so let them be

Benjom:
Good advice... Most times when I visit Youtube just to watch some random short clips to relax, I noticed most Nollywood movies tend to use "love entanglement scenes" to entice their visitors. Must it always be like that?

sex is part of life so deal with it and stop being a hypocrite. Nigeria has been dealing with old men molesting kids but you see two adults kissing on tv for money and frown at it

the mad man wants to spoil our small show, way we they manage see small laps

Oga, what's your biz with Nollywood?

Leave that one for Lala to handle Abeg

Meanwhile,


Now playing track: Lukas Graham-Mama Said(on repeat).

Sent from my aging iPhone 6s(soon to be iPhone 7 plus, jet black color).

Abi we no dey _fuck for naija again?


Abeg because him own _penis no dey work again no mean say him go come use him reggae spoil the nation blues.........

lalasticlala

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n15RBGcw8M

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