The plan by the Federal Government to enforce the prohibition of money rituals, ritual killings, smoking and glamourising such vices in Nigerian films is generating mixed reactions.
It could be recalled that the Executive Director/CEO, National Film and Video Censors Board, NFVCB, Dr Shaibu Husseini, announced the government's stand during a national stakeholders’ engagement on smoke-free Nollywood , in Enugu, recently. The event, which was organised by the NFVCB and Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, CAPPA, brought together movie producers, directors and actors, drawn from different parts of the country under one roof.
reports that stakeholders in the industry are currently divided over the policy. Some practitioners in the industry, including actors and actresses spoke to on the development, expressing divergent opinions. Contributing to the discourse, a veteran Nollywood actor, Bob Manuel Udokwu said the government’s move was being misconstrued by most Nigerians. “I believe that the restrictions about smoking and a few other practices, like ritual scenes in Nollywood films, are being wrongly reported as a ban by the media.
. Another actress, Ngozi Eze Evuka wants the Federal Government to focus on the educational sector, so that children would understand that movies are mere fictions and not what they seem. “Furthermore, movies can only educate, and entertain and not corrupt our viewers. I don’t support the ban. The question we should ask is: are the ritualists in these movies real? “Being a smoker is a personal choice. In all, I am not in support of the purported ban on smoking and ritual movies.
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