Nollywood stars met with President Jonathan yesterday Saturday March 2nd at the State House in Marina, Lagos. The president hosted a presidential dinner to celebrate Nollywood at 20. First Lady Patience Jonathan, Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra State governors and lots of important people were at the dinner. >>>CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT<<<
Guests arrived at TBS from where they were conveyed to the State house in a coastal bus. Cocktail started at 5-6:30pm. Main dinner started at 8pm. All the important people in Nollywood were at the event - Genevieve Nnaji, Chidi Mokeme, Aki and Paw Paw, Olu and Joke Jacobs, Segun Arinze, Stephanie Linus, Patience Ozokwor, Zack Orji, Madam Kofo, Desmond Elliot, Chiwetalu Agu, Cynthia Amadi, Amaka Igwe, dickson Iroegbu, Zeb and Chico Ejiro, Kunle Afolayan, Tunde Kelani, Andy Chukwu and several others.
President Jonathan unveiled a pictorial book titled 'Icons of Nollywood' - and he promised to pump N3 billion into Nollywood in order to empower the industry. Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom promised to finance a N50million 'Goodluck Jonathan Prize Award' which will be shared by the best Nollywood actor, actress, film maker and other award categories. >>>CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT<<<
The event was very classy and well put together.
Common sense is indeed not common.
Posted: at 4-03-2013 01:47 AM (12 years ago) | Hero
morgrawl231 at 4-03-2013 02:21 AM (12 years ago) (m)
Congrats to Nollywood @20,,,,,,Keep it up!
Posted: at 4-03-2013 02:21 AM (12 years ago) | Hero
What a way to spend money…Pensioners are not being paid, you have the hungry, homeless and so on that can benefit from the above money being wasted… but they don’t care
Posted: at 4-03-2013 03:41 AM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Pump 3bn in2 nollywood 4 what? Why does dis president "wetin i no knw" likes dishing out money unnecessarily? Mr. President, it would be better if u use d money to empower our unemployed graduate... Abeg u.
Posted: at 4-03-2013 07:19 AM (12 years ago) | Hero
BlueIxora at 4-03-2013 09:08 AM (12 years ago) (f)
3 billion on Nollywood? Yet they kicked out the bill about helping unemployed graduates. 50 million? Where would a governor get that kind of money? How much is his salary? Is he paying from his pocket or misusing his state's funds? This people should know that the country's money is not your personal money and you do not have the right to spend it any how you want. This government is messed-up.
Posted: at 4-03-2013 09:08 AM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
paulohking at 4-03-2013 09:26 AM (12 years ago) (m)
Not bad, atleast it is done everywhere like that, kudos, but president should address some other areas that needs urgency. We ain't in the fiesta time please
Posted: at 4-03-2013 09:26 AM (12 years ago) | Hero
Uncle Jona please 3b is a waste of money on that kind of project,there are other pressing areas where that kind of money will be really helfulnlike electricity or bad roads,pls think twice oooo
Posted: at 4-03-2013 10:40 AM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Solidstonez at 4-03-2013 11:39 AM (12 years ago) (f)
Quote from: papadip on 4-03-2013 03:41 AM
What a way to spend money…Pensioners are not being paid, you have the hungry, homeless and so on that can benefit from the above money being wasted… but they don’t care
I AM WHO I AM, IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, YOU CAN BLOODY DO THE OTHER THING AND FCUK ALL HATERZ
Posted: at 4-03-2013 11:39 AM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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