"Goodluck Jonathan treated entertainers like school-children. The last government was hosting us (Nollywood) as if they were hosting birthday parties for kids," Yoruba actor and producer, Saheed Balogun said while taking a swipe at President Jonathan’s erstwhile government, in a recent chat with Vanguard's Potpourri.
He said the former president romanced the industry practitioners for all the wrong reasons and did not do what he ought to do for the film industry.
"For one day, they never thought it fit to beg senators and members of the House of Representatives to pass appropriate laws on piracy."
“There was a time I produced a movie, and it was pirated within days. It’s like the pirates have their own copies. We’re still looking to find who leaked it, but we don’t know yet. I lost over N15 million on that project. I’m still motivated to do more because it’s my dream. Soon, change will come to this country," he said.
“I am seizing this opportunity to beg the new senators and House members who are in the committee in charge of culture to please pass relevant bills on entertainment. That is what they are elected to do, not to be shouting and jumping fence like they did the last time.”
When asked if that is why he did not publicly support any political candidate during the last elections, He replied...
“I did, but I refused to follow any senator or House of Representatives members who want to go for re-election, and I did not encourage my colleagues to follow them as well. It is not a case of giving them another chance of four years, because I said the same thing four years ago, and they didn’t listen. I supported Governor Ajimobi of my home state, Oyo, because he transformed the state.”
*Excerpts : Vanguard
Ok we've heard.
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Look at this moron that couldn't manage a unit as small as his family taking a swipe at GEJ. Oloshi I no blame u. Na wall wey fall na him make goat climb am.
DeleteAnon 16:13 you are obviously the biggot with basket brain? That is not GEJ's duty that ought to be the duty of the actors guild to push it to the lawmakers to pass as a bill. He is just an olodo and just wants to talk for talking sake. GEJ has done a whole lot for them and they should be grateful to him for that.
DeleteStellaaaaaaa.... You don enter toilet????? Hahahahahagaga, hold your phone tight so you no go flush am
ReplyDeleteGo and meet your leaders ibinabo and Co and ask them may they followed him for the wrong reason.
ReplyDeleteWell, to a large extent he's right. Not as if the pirates will stop instantaneously if the bill is passed, but at least there'll be a law against whoever is caught at it. Meanwhile I don't see this guy as a good actor jare.. dunno why, but to me he's just there. Maybe he's a better producer though. Ibinabo should have used her opportunity and access to Jonathan to ensure this, but now it's too late. I don't think Buhari will have time for nollywood frivolities. When BH is there to be conquered. Una doh oh.
DeleteHello Sis Eko!
DeleteHow far anonymous? Lol
DeleteWe Don know where dey pain you na the 15m wey u lose.
ReplyDeleteWe Don hear, Senate you guys shud do something abt piracy.
Mtchewwwwww
ReplyDeleteI follow you hiss!
DeleteOde alert, mstchewwwwwww.
He should take several seats. Everybody wants to talk. What kind of law were you expecting them to place about piracy? the past president recognized nollywood and I think you guys should be grateful.
ReplyDeleteStella and bvs today is my birthday o
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday Tessy, may His grace take you to greater heights. Cheers.
DeleteHappy birthday Tessy.
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Happy birthday Tessy. Wishing you LLNP in good health.
DeleteBia, HBD. Use dis name well o
DeleteSuccess get friends sha....
ReplyDeleteThis over bleached Kai,am still in the house of The Lord...lemme reserve my comments...I trust my fellow blog visitors to say my mind on this...
ReplyDeleteMay thunder fire his mouth there!
ReplyDeleteY didn't he speak up then, or maybe he want to be noticed.
Bleached out goat, he want to use Jonathan and shine.
Ode! Why the curse
DeleteHope the new senators will work to protect the works of entertainers. Entertainers are losing millions of naira.
ReplyDeleteHey mr!
DeleteMtsheeeeeew. I hope u don't sha buy pirated foreign movies. U know, those 20 in 1. Everyone wants to take a swipe at Jonathan.
ReplyDeleteShut up.
ReplyDeleteLMAO @jump fence. Okwe don hear dem go adhere
ReplyDeleteYou are a fool, were you even invited to the parties? Yorubawood people were not regarded and invited to those parties, so shut up
ReplyDeleteYes Joke Silver and her husband no be yoruba?
DeleteTribalistic goat
DeleteHas Joke n Jacob been acting in yoruba movies?
DeleteWhy are we tribalising this. This is saheeds's opinion and the opinion of Yorubas. Paka nima take note.
DeleteThose are for the actors guild to pursue fervently. Are you sure this is the real reason you mad? Maybe if Aunty IB had shared the largesse with you,you'd be singing a different tune. Easy bro..lol
ReplyDeleteDon't mind the mofo, who even invited yoruwood peeps there, they were not carried along so its paining him
DeleteFailed actor cum failed husband.
ReplyDeleteNoise maker oshi.
Let your home state governor help you,mtcheeeeeeeeeew..
ReplyDeleteOh Saheed my Long longer longest crush ever....
ReplyDeleteBut why insult Gej Na??
Crush? Are u among the people that droll for this guy? Cos me no see anything wey fine for here o. Maybe it's me sha. Lol
DeleteChai.....sisi eko, u nid to see the way I was dieing for Saheed back den....choi...
DeleteHe was my biggest crush den o!
Ewooo u kidding right? Ah ah ah. Had to look at his pic again and again. Well sha everyone get wetin dey make hin heart do gbi gbi gbi lol.
DeleteHahahhahaahaahahahaha sisi eko oooo!!!
DeleteYes oooooo@ur last paragraph!
look at him
ReplyDelete#GODWIN™
Mechie onu nsi gi nwataa, where were u when other were collecting their national cake? Attention seeker.
ReplyDeleteLmaooo @ as if they were hosting birthday party for kids
ReplyDeleteFoolish talk. How is that Goodluck's fault. Yoruba pple sha. Always speaking from both side of their ofe mmanu tongue. Here him! He did not support anyone but he supported his state Governor. Mumu talk from a mumu man.
ReplyDeleteAs u stupid na so ur name sound stupid! Tribalistic goat
DeleteIs that your best shot off mmanu. Were Abeokuta ma mu omi, aganabo, oloriburuku somebody.ato were(mad man semen) like you.
DeleteNdi ala like you, tribalistic animal! He's wrong for calling out Gej, yes! Cause am sure he wants to be noticed. Opinion is not needed from an arrogant prick like you grouping the whole Yorubas.
DeleteElenu marimaso
Foolish talk. How is that Goodluck's fault. Yoruba pple sha. Always speaking from both side of their ofe mmanu tongue. Here him! He did not support anyone but he supported his state Governor. Mumu talk from a mumu man.
ReplyDeleteMumu name + mumu sense
DeleteSelf entitled speech from a man in a state of ennui.
ReplyDeleteWhat is making you dissatisfied?
He never mentioned how the party should have been?
He should have hosted you like Neil Armstrong coming back from the moon?
He never concluded his accusatory speech. He should have told us what he wanted the president to do.
So the president of the federal republic of Nigeria should become a lobbyist? Who are the 'they' that should talk to the senate. The president or your guild? Certainly you know the executive has a different role to play. Ofcourse you know. So why drag in the parties? You were not interested but others were.
It was definitely a privilege and not your right, whatever reason it was done for. You see Obama trying 2 stick out for Jayz and Beyonce and them sticking up to him. Attending political gala and all, it's called politics. They gain from each other and everyone does it for themselves. Nothing is ever handed free.
Quit your self entitled 'they' talk. Nowhere does govt invest directly in movies. It's left for independedent entrepreneurs. Who puts his money into something that is rarely ever original, shit scripts, boring plagiarised plots + a piracy ridden industry?
Help urself by not only lobbying 2 get laws passed, but making sure the laws are well executed. Instead of blaming 'they'.
And btw, you didn't openly support any candidate? I'm sure we noticed...im sure the price of banana and groundnut changed in órè market.
Aunty no wound me o.😁
DeleteNollywood should stop churning out movies in large numbers too like it's guguru and epa. That's why your movies are pirated and that's why y'all aren't taken seriously. Make quality movies and not quantity.
ReplyDeleteU will watch some movies and just be regretting. Everybody is now a producer. They just accept every Tom Dick and Harry into the industry without proper scrutiny or formal training. So why won't the industry be flopped with amateurs who use their BlackBerry to record movies in their living room? Torrr
DeletePls leave Jonathan out of this mad house they call Nigeria and face Buhari. I am sure you will get nothing there.
ReplyDeleteHe should shut up plz. Why is he just speaking up now? Oh? He didn't benefit from the national cake then.
ReplyDeleteWhy is he just speaking up now? He should plz shut up.
ReplyDeleteThose who were following fmr president were doing so bcos of their pockets.
ReplyDeleteAbeg abeg abeg GEJ brought nollywood to limelight and he is talking trash, make we dey await the change.
ReplyDeleteMscheeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwewwweeeee
ReplyDeleteFunny enough,he raised salient points but d ethnic bigots with basket 4 brain won't see dat.
ReplyDeleteNonsense
ReplyDeleteThis guy just nailed it and some 'ediots' are making noise.
ReplyDeleteJonathan only gave them biscuits so he can use them to campaign for his own ambition, now that he lost what did nollywood benefited apart from those biscuits in Ibinabo and CO's pocket!
only dull people here that cannot leave the messenger and take time to understand the message ..the smart ibos always take time to think but some are so blinded by what they were told by their parents that they just unintelligent and dense ...make your own opinion about other tribes and try to be open minded if not you will continue to be sidelined in the scheme of things in naija jus as what is happening right now..example ngige would have been your senate president if not for short sighted outlook from ur leaders...
ReplyDeleteNa now u know saheed. Mscheeeeew. Short engine
ReplyDeleteGerrarehere mehn!
ReplyDeleteAnybody thinks he has something to say
ReplyDeleteWHEN COWARDS SPEAK, YOU KNOW!!! SEE SMALL MARRIAGE HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN. ANUMANU! HE HAS MOUTH TO ABUSE GEJ. THUNDER FIRE YOUR COWARDLY HEAD.
ReplyDeleteAnother actor will talk abt piracy morrow.
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