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| President Goodluck Jonathan decorated as Actors Guild of Nigeria's Grand Patron |
Let us admit it - we have never seen any President so
besotted with entertainment like Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, especially the
movie-making sector. And this is not a satire.
Yes, his detractors may point at his
"weakness" for entertainment as a signpost of an unserious mind
frittering the commonwealth on 'joli-joli' matters! Even the opposition may
grumble loudly that the lively engagement with the Nollywood is essentially
exploitative and window-dressing - to the detriment of more important and critical
sectors of the national economy.
However, no one is in doubt that the life and essence of
the Creative wayfarers was initially ignited by Bayelsa governor, the much
maligned Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, immediate boss of GEJ around year 2000. With
dizzying state support and elaborate razzmatazz, the duo of Alams and GEJ
wallowed in the sudden euphoria of showbiz
