9ice, Desmond Elliot, Kate Henshaw, Kenneth Okonkwo are a few of
Nigerian entertainers who have gone into politics and actress Clarion
Chukwurah thinks its because of money. Speaking exclusively to
Punch , Clarion said a lot of these entertainers want to go into politics
because they are not making that much money from their vocations.
Nigerian entertainers who have gone into politics and actress Clarion
Chukwurah thinks its because of money. Speaking exclusively to
Punch , Clarion said a lot of these entertainers want to go into politics
because they are not making that much money from their vocations.
"The motive of those who are embracing partisan politics is purely
monetary. Let us call a spade a spade. If you tell me that you
want to go into politics to serve the people, I would want to look at
your record first. I want to see what you have done to better the
lives of the people in your immediate community. How many
boreholes have you sunk in the community? How many hours of
community service have you given for free over the last four or five
years? How well are you known as somebody who yearns for
improvement in social development?”
monetary. Let us call a spade a spade. If you tell me that you
want to go into politics to serve the people, I would want to look at
your record first. I want to see what you have done to better the
lives of the people in your immediate community. How many
boreholes have you sunk in the community? How many hours of
community service have you given for free over the last four or five
years? How well are you known as somebody who yearns for
improvement in social development?”
Clarion also criticized the leadership of the AGN. Ibinabo Fiberesima
was re-elected AGN president yesterday
“I said earlier that I wanted to take charge of the AGN because I
saw that those who were running the body lacked the experience
necessary to turn it around and to change the face of the film
industry. It was clear that those in charge had not real agenda for
the guild and they didn’t know what to do to turn it around.
“Also, I observed that some people already felt that being in
charge was the same thing as being in a position to hobnob with
top politicians in the corridors of power and to get money from
various interest groups in the country.
charge was the same thing as being in a position to hobnob with
top politicians in the corridors of power and to get money from
various interest groups in the country.
And there was so much
desperation on the part of the leadership of the guild to hold on to
power because they see their position as a platform to make
money.”
desperation on the part of the leadership of the guild to hold on to
power because they see their position as a platform to make
money.”
Source - Linda ikeji blog
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