Tuesday, August 19, 2014

My outfit to Aso Villa was appropriate-Omoni Oboli replies critics


Before the screening, they asked me what I wanted and I said I didnt want anything but that the President and his people should see the movie and give their blessings. For me that is good enough for the industry. The first time I ever saw the President was at his brothers burial ceremony, which I attended. I don't know him from anywhere or personally.

During the event, President Jonathan said the government didn't have money to give me and he said this in front of everybody. So if anybody is going aside to say something else, they are wrong. I returned to Lagos with the small purse I took to the event and after the event I went back to my hotel room and left for Lagos the next morning. I didnt stay back in Aso Rock or sneak out to meet anybody. I am still hoping they will call us to come and take something, that they are impressed,On how she got the president to watch the movie, she said The Film Producers Marketers Association of Nigeria actually wrote to the presidency.To our greatest surprise, they said they would do it. The event had the president, Vice-President, PDP chairman, some senators and ministers and two governors in attendance. It was huge and it is a big achievement for Nollywood. I sat on the high table with all these men and never expected that I would get to this point. The President said Nollywood had put Nigeria on the world map and contributed to our economy in so many ways and so could not be ignored.

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