The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) says it will hold stakeholders meeting to address the controversy that trailed the recent appointment of Elisha Abbo, senator representing Adamawa north, as one of its patrons.
Emeka-Rollas Ejezie, national president of the guild, disclosed this to NAN on Thursday in Abuja.
Abbo was appointed a patron of the AGN at its 9th biennial lecture held on March 11. While Ned Nwoko, husband of Regina Daniels, was appointed chairman of the board of national patrons.
The lawmaker’s appointment has stirred unpleasant reactions on social media. Especially from some female members of the guild who insisted that he is not fit for such position.
Nollywood actresses, Kate Henshaw and Hilda Dokunbo had taken to social media to voice their displeasure on a viral video that emerged on the internet where the lawmaker was seen beating a nursing mother in a sex toy shop in Abuja last year.
Northern actors threatens to exit AGN
However some northern actors have threatened to leave the guild if Abbo is removed as a patron of the group.
Jimmy Lot, chairman of the Adamawa state chapter of the AGN, said that the lawmaker was recommended for the appointment because of his tremendous work and support to actors and youths in the north-east.
“Those people raising issues; do they think that there are no women in the North or in Adamawa that can fight the Senator,” he said.
“We the Adamawa chapter recommended him because of his performance to his constituency. And so based on his performance we rated him and recommended him to the national AGN.”
As a result of this, the AGN president said the guild is to hold stakeholders meeting on March 23 in Lagos to address all views and objections concerning the appointment of its patrons.
Defending the guild’s decision, Emeka Rollas accused the actresses of sensationalism and attempting to dent the image of the guild.
He insisted that the aggrieved ladies should have written to the guild to express their grievances; instead of coming to social media.
“We have fixed a stakeholders meeting for Monday. And put out a notice for members to come, so let them come and talk about it,” he said.
“We don’t run our guild on social media because we are one big family.”
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