Bisina SomtoVeteran Nollywood actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo, has joined other filmmakers in objecting the government’s recent decision to impose content restrictions on films, music videos, and skits.
The actor criticized policy, calling it “arrant nonsense” and questioning the rationale behind the Minister of Arts, Culture, and Creative Economy, Barrister Hannatu Musa Musawa’s support for such limitations on filmmakers.
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Veteran musician Mike Okri also voiced his reservations about the government’s motives, suggesting the ban could be an attempt to cage the film industry. “Whoever is behind this from the FG is joking. It’s a way to silence the movie industry. They should focus on the real challenges facing the country,” Okri said.
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The federal government, represented by the Executive Director/CEO of the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), Dr. Shaibu Husseini, recently announced a ban on the portrayal and endorsement of money rituals and the promotion of tobacco products in entertainment content, citing Section 65 of the NFVCB Act 2004.
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This announcement was made during a National Stakeholders Engagement on Smoke-Free Nollywood event held in Enugu State.
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