The candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 presidential election, Peter Obi, has urged Nollywood to continue to tell stories that will inspire hard work, integrity, and productivity among Nigerians.
This, he said,would play a significant role in positioning their minds for the productivity-driven nation and new Nigeria, which his party is trying to build.
Obi, who made the appeal via his X profile on Saturday while congratulating Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele, for her feat in the blockbuster, ‘A Tribe Called Judah’, noted that Nollywood has remained one of Nigeria’s “biggest exports” in the past 10 years – which is affirmed by the works of the talented actress and movie producer.
“Nollywood remains one of the biggest exports of our country in the last decade and shows the inherent potential in our people which Akindele has copiously brought out in all her works. I congratulate Funke Akindele for achieving this feat which is a bold testament to her passion, hard work, and dedication in the movie industry”.
While describing the feat as a historic moment in the Nigerian movie industry, Obi said, ”It is heartwarming to learn that ‘A Tribe Called Judah’ a movie by Nigerian Movie Producer, @funkeakindele, has achieved a record-breaking earning of N1 billion, in just 3 weeks of its release”.
The former Anambra State Governor, pointed out that the new movie touches on “some of the complex challenges faced by many less-privileged families in Nigeria, in their struggles for survival.
“It skillfully tells a story that appeals to its audience in a comic and entertaining delivery”, he stated.
He also commended Akindele for having two of her previous movies – ‘Battle on Buka Street’ and ’ Omo Ghetto,’ sitting as the “second and third highest-grossing films at the Nigerian box office respectively.
