“I’m yet to understand what the money’s meant for. Who’s to manage the funds? Who’s to account for the funds? I’m a very active member of this industry, and if I can’t answer these questions with my level and reputation in the industry, I wonder what my younger colleagues would understand about the 200 million US Dollars. Maybe in subsequent months, somebody would be able to break it down for us on how the funds is to be utilized because it is Nigeria’s money. You can’t just say you want to give people money, what is it for? Is it a loan? And if it is, what are the modalities involved? How do you get access to these funds? Would such money be available in 20 years for another generation of this industry? I mean it’s not clear to me and the government should come out to explain what it is all about to us,” - Tunde Obe
Saturday 11 December 2010
"Tell Us What Your $200m Donation To Entertainment Industry Is Meant For" Tunde Obe to FG
“I’m yet to understand what the money’s meant for. Who’s to manage the funds? Who’s to account for the funds? I’m a very active member of this industry, and if I can’t answer these questions with my level and reputation in the industry, I wonder what my younger colleagues would understand about the 200 million US Dollars. Maybe in subsequent months, somebody would be able to break it down for us on how the funds is to be utilized because it is Nigeria’s money. You can’t just say you want to give people money, what is it for? Is it a loan? And if it is, what are the modalities involved? How do you get access to these funds? Would such money be available in 20 years for another generation of this industry? I mean it’s not clear to me and the government should come out to explain what it is all about to us,” - Tunde Obe
I tire O!!!Govt and their endless making of empty promises!!
ReplyDeleteNa Chop & Kleen mouf moni..!!
ReplyDeleteHa! this is the most easiest question i had ever attempted since i began writing exam o! so let me answer;
ReplyDeleteTO ENCOURAGE & PROMOTE THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY SINCE THEY HAD BEEN SURVIVING ON THEIR OWN FOR THE PAST DECADE, SO THAT THEY CAN VOTE FOR ME DURING ELECTION! Q.E.D!
I pass? :]
Tunde, are you just waking up? you are a Naija man. Face your family and your life If you wan become activist, say so. These are election times, be wise.
ReplyDeleteWisdom calls!
why wait for govt to tell u what to do with the money again........they should use it to build a nollywood studios somewhere with sets etc, create a tourist haven!
ReplyDeleteits a bribe.....welcome to naija, they should just use the money wisely wetin concern them, these mo's shouldnt return it or share everything amongst themselves, they better turn this into a scheme that will keep generating profit, this one govt remember dem sef, forget their ulterior motives and make dat money work for naija movie industry.
Leave 9ja government group of criminals,$200millon giving out to entertainment industry why millons r looking for food..bad road no electricity,homeless kids nd parent,no job creation,they coughed out tht amount to gv to those guyz who has been busy acting porn,wht change has 9ja movie brought to our society,maybe some is a frd to d so called president.emeka ike nd segun arinze r busy fighting..Lwkmd..Nigeria we are still behind a country were 75% of people there live in average of N300 everyday u hv d mind to gv bloody industry tht money.God shall interven for this speechless people one day.Twatssss
ReplyDeleteLeave 9ja government group of criminals,$200millon giving out to entertainment industry why millons r looking for food..bad road no electricity,homeless kids nd parent,no job creation,they coughed out tht amount to gv to those guyz who has been busy acting porn,wht change has 9ja movie brought to our society,maybe some is a frd to d so called president.emeka ike nd segun arinze r busy fighting..Lwkmd..Nigeria we are still behind a country were 75% of people there live in average of N300 everyday u hv d mind to gv bloody industry tht money.God shall interven for this speechless people one day.Twatssss
ReplyDeleteThis Jonathan Goodluck's government, i no trust them at all. The man hand no pure.
ReplyDeleteJust because everyone is raving for a change & desire a younger government doesn't mean you can fool us. The $200 million is to encourage nollywood to keep campaigning for Goodluck ...Goodluck to Nollywood!
Intelligent Tunde
ReplyDeletehe seems a bit ungrateful
ReplyDeleteMark it somewhere, in the next three years this money will develop wings and disappear. Politicians and a few Nollywood cabal will embezzle the money and nobody will be probed , no one will go to jail.Meanwhile the so called entertainment practitioners who are supposed to enjoy soft loans will not be able to access this incentive fund so to say.....So I think Tunde Obey is asking the right question. The industry needs to be structured and modalities worked out not just for the purpose of this money but for sustainable development and wellbeing of the industry in the long run.
ReplyDeleteplease why is the money in dollars.its like we dont like spending naira in NAIJA AGAIN
ReplyDeletewetin dey worry this yoruba man ! you wan knw how you go thief some share of the money? (FG ASKS MR TUNDE)
ReplyDeletelol !!!
It beats me that our president would give a whooping $200m donation to the entertainment industry when our state schools are still on strike...It just beats me
ReplyDeleteMay God help us in this country.