Nollywood actor, director and politician, Desmond Elliot recently made a comment in an interview with HIP TV where he called on the government to reduce the inrush of foreign movies in Nigeria to help the growth of Nollywood.
“Ban all foreign content, you know, make it difficult for foreign content to come in, so your own local content can grow and then, you need to support,” he said.
The House of Assemblies Representative also added that there was need for the government to create an enabling environment for the entertainment business in Nigeria to thrive.
Most Nigerians did not take well to his comment and took to social media to air their views. Read some of their reactions below:
https://twitter.com/thepamilerin/status/1153285413626425346
We did not ban Foreign Music for NG Music to grow Desmond Elliot. NG Music evolved, grew & today Wizkid & Co are in Beyonce's Album. If Nollywood can stop the constant fetishness, showing of bumbum & take their time to write creative story lines they"ll surely grow!!!
— Safehouse Empire👑 (@OfficialNewNig) July 22, 2019
https://twitter.com/Beneezrr/status/1153311821748678658
Desmond Elliot should go and ban foriegn movie in his house. Ban foreign cameras they use in shooting their local movies too #LionKing pic.twitter.com/tPCm83lxeP
— Ossom Sokay (@ossomsokay) July 22, 2019
Dear Desmond Elliot
Your supplier mix the Igbo with some other substances.. please change your supplier and stop talking nonsense
Signed
Concerned Nigerians pic.twitter.com/WYIjapAT8V— O. M. AYANKOJO😊 (@holuwafemi_002) July 22, 2019
Desmond Elliot, truth is banning foreign movies won't make Nollywood grow. With the Shii Nollywood produce week in week out???
You are practically telling us to give up watching the likes of Game of Thrones, Endgames, Lion King, etc to those baseless movies you call films??? pic.twitter.com/EEcm0QIX3r
— Fuad (@UndefeatedFuad) July 22, 2019
Dear Desmond Elliot,
Back in the days, I remember watching movies like Festival of Fire, Ijele, Things fall apart etc. Now Nollywood show us things like Runs babe.
The only progress made is from making a 1hr 30 minutes movie a part 1,2,3,4 and 5 to season 1,2,3,4 and 5. pic.twitter.com/LXfUPQnSN8— Onyebuchi (@onyebuchind) July 22, 2019
