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| Zeb Ejiro |
According to Ejiro,
"There are a lot of people who never dreamt of being what they are today.
Suddenly, they found themselves there. People are running after them. I need to
see you and all that. They start seeing themselves above God. That’s where they
get it wrong.
“The movie industry did
not start with the stars that are there today. It started with others. People
who suffered to make them who they are, they dump those people, they don’t
respect them. You are doing something today, maybe a child’s naming ceremony,
marriage or whatever, they don’t attend. They don’t come, they don’t need you
anymore!
“Because the politicians
are giving them so much money, the politicians are buying them cars; female
politicians are buying the male stars cars, homes and what have you. The male
politicians are buying the female ones whatever they want. So, suddenly, they
don’t need the producers anymore. They can even make bigger movies than
you now because one politician will give them N100 million and you are looking
for N15 million to do a blockbuster.
"So, suddenly, they find
out that they are bigger than you. Not just you; they are bigger than the
industry. I think the bane of the movie industry is the Nigerian politicians.
That’s the truth!"
