AGN calls for probe of Nollywood’s N3bn Intervention Fund

 

National President, Actors Guild of Nigeria AGN, Emeka Ike, has called on the Federal Government to probe the utilization of the N3 billion Nollywood Intervention Fund noting that the money had been hijacked by a cabal to the detriment of the film industry.

The AGN president told newsmen in Yola that the film industry had not benefited from the grant.

According to him, the few beneficiaries of the fund had not invested anything into the industry, but are rather buying houses in Abuja and Lagos.

Ike further claimed that most of the 247 actors said to have been trained at the cost of N899 million abroad from the fund, could not be traced.


Ike advised the government to always relate directly with associations in the film industry such as AGN, ANTP and Kannywood, instead of individual actors.

The AGN president said he was in Adamawa to participate in a programme organised by the state Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, to encourage youth on self reliance.

He said that the film industry has the potentials to boost the nation’s economy, if properly funded.

The AGN president said he would strive during his tenure, to address problems of sexual harassment, all forms of indiscipline and exploitation in the film industry.