Serious trouble is currently brewing in the divided house of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) as one of its factional leaders and notable Nollywood actor, Emeka Ike, has declared the activities of the Segun Arinze-led faction of the body as illegal.
The actor who was visibly angry with unfolding events in the AGN.
recently addressed a world press conference in Gbagada, Lagos, where he stated that "it is most important to note that any signature Segun Arinze has ever appended on behalf of the guild (AGN) is an illegality and does not represent the didactic opinion of the real and constitutional executives of the Guild hence bringing every agreement, terms of grant facilities of funds acquisition into total illegality and consequently a nullity".
The actor also decried the activities of certain ‘middle men’ who claim to represent the interests of film makers in the country by parading themselves to government officials and bringing the industry to disrepute with their illegal activities. He warned the 'AGN President', Segun Arinze against conducting any election, stressing that decisive action will be taken should he ignore the warning.
The conference was attended by representatives of the Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (ANTP), Association of Ibo Film Makers as well as some independent film producers.
On his part, Segun Arinze has stressed that nothing was going to come in the way of the controversial elections. He also claimed not to be cowed by the moves by certain interests to deter him from doing the right thing - handing over at the appointed time.
"Nothing will stop me from handing over, the elections must go on", Segun Arinze insisted. You may wish to know that the controversial elections are due later this November.
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