Indeed, nothing is hidden forever... The Film and Video Marketers Association, Idumota, in Lagos handed out a ban to Nollywood top players, five of them, several years back.
Unknown to many, while actors like RMD, Kenneth Okonkwo, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde and Genevieve Nnaji were banned for charging excessive fees at that time, one director/producer was on the list.
That person was Tchidi Chikere. According to a report monitored on Nigerian Films, following the story of a crash in his marriage, sources at Idumota have disclosed that the Marketers specifically banned Tchidi on the allegation that he was "too close" to some married actresses and that his action in that regard was bringing Nollywood into disrepute.
According to the source, it was only Tchidi’s ban that was not explained to the public at the time the action was taken due to its peculiar circumstances.
Five years later, the story is now coming out... I guess we all just have to be careful.
