President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday denigraded the Nigerian media, saying Nollywood was more effective in reaching the grassroots than the media.
He equally noted that it was onl...y the Nollywood that government can partner with to redifine the country.
The president spoke when he granted an audience to Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), at the Presidential Villa.
"The Nollywood touches every Nigerian. So many bodies even like mass communication , the journalists and so on, so many women in the villages don't know about what they do because it is almost for the elites.
"But to you ( Nollywood), you touch the children from a very young age to the oldest people. So, the actors' guild is a body that we must really assist in anyway possible.
"It is only Nollywood that government can partner with to redefine Nigeria. The people that can redefine the country and carry messages are Nollywood people.
President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday denigraded the Nigerian media, saying Nollywood was more effective in reaching the grassroots than the media.
He equally noted that it was onl...y the Nollywood that government can partner with to redifine the country.
The president spoke when he granted an audience to Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), at the Presidential Villa.
"The Nollywood touches every Nigerian. So many bodies even like mass communication , the journalists and so on, so many women in the villages don't know about what they do because it is almost for the elites.
"But to you ( Nollywood), you touch the children from a very young age to the oldest people. So, the actors' guild is a body that we must really assist in anyway possible.
"It is only Nollywood that government can partner with to redefine Nigeria. The people that can redefine the country and carry messages are Nollywood people.
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