Governor Akpabio donates N50 million to movie producers

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, has donated the sum of N50 million to the Association of Movie Producers of Nigeria.

Speaking on Saturday while presenting the cheque to the group led by its president, Mr. Zulu Okafor while on a courtesy call to the Governor’s Office in Uyo, Akpabio had expressed confidence that the Nigerian Governors’ Forum,NGF, would come out of the present crisis as a stronger organization to foster the development of the country.

He commended the movie producers for their contributions towards projecting the country’s image in the most positive light.

The Governor added, ‘’People think that the Nigerian Governors’ Forum is divided; we are not, because we know ourselves. We will come back in a very excellent manner than we were before, because we are all committed to Nigeria.

“It is unfortunate that what is happening is attracting much attention and people are writing and writing. But maybe, we will be able to put the fact straight so that Nigerians can actually see the perspective. As leaders, our job is to ensure peace”, he said.
The Governor, while advising Nollywood to guide against internal rancour, applauded the industry for restoring Nigeria’s image at the global scene, noting that before the advent of Nollywood, the story about Nigeria was all about fraud.

“You people have done so much that today, the entire world is watching Nigeria. You have changed the story of Nigeria. Before Nollywood, the story of Nigeria was all about 419. I am sorry about the piracy. That was why I applauded what the President did when he organized a dinner for you to celebrate Nollywood at 20 and made a donation of about N3 billion to develop the industry. I find out that we should institute a prize to encourage producers, actors and actresses.

“I pledged a token to support the president’s action. I want you people to use this small token to encourage the growth of the industry. My meeting with you today was just to redeem that pledge because I think it was taking too much time”.