Popular Nollywood actress, Clarion
Chukwurah has said that money is the reason why people, including entertainers are
embracing politics. Chukwurah speaking to Punch, said … Excerpts after the cut…
"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?”
“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. 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.”
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