Veteran Nollywood actor, Chiwetalu Agu has said that cases of sexual assaults and harassment should not be seen as something peculiar to Nollywood, as it is prevalent in every profession.
Speaking to newsmen, he stated that cases of sexual assaults can be found in every sector and profession of life.
“Sexual abuse happens in every profession, whether it is medicine or law. We have also heard of lecturers who demand for sex from their students in order to award them high scores. Even in government circles, it happens. It affects all strata of society. It is not peculiar to Nollywood at all.”
Speaking about the business aspect of Nollywood and the government’s intervention, he said , “Businessmen actually helped to establish and stabilise Nollywood. We never lacked sponsorship from those people. What we actually want (from the government) are things like film villages where we can have big projects. Most times, whenever we want to shoot epic scenes that require large crowds, we have to go to interior places where we wouldn’t even have proper accommodation.
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“The government can establish things like that for us. That way, we would have a one-stop community where there would be everything we need including hotels, shops and health facilities.
Five years into President Muhammadu Buhari’s two-term tenure, and he doesn’t even seem to notice us. I don’t think it is proper for them (government) not to appreciate us. They should ask us the areas where we need help. In some other countries, governments support their creative industry in different ways,” Chiwetalu Agu.
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