Nollywood, AU to promote Agenda 2063
By Theresa Moses
The Nigerian movie industry, popularly known as Nollywood is teeming up with African Union to promote the organisation’s Agenda 2063.
The AU Agenda 2063 is a strategic framework for the socio-economic transformation of the continent over the next 50 years.
It builds on, and seeks to accelerate the implementation of past and existing continental initiatives for growth and sustainable development.
The National President of Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Mr Emeka Rollas Ezejie said during a stakeholders’ interactive session over the weekend in Abuja that, Nollywood films and stars are widely accepted across Africa and beyond, adding they are veritable tools that should be used to popularise the Agenda 2063.
The stakeholders forum comprised members of the acting community and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), H.E Moussa Faki Mahamat in Abuja.
“Nollywood is ready for African Union and the Agenda 2063, so let the dialogue begins and the actions follow.
“I have no iota of doubt that through our movies, our TV series, plus our icons and stars as Ambassadors AU policies and programmes will be well popularised.
“The AU, through Nollywood will certainly be penetrating the boundaries that separate our various countries, to speak to the soul of its people, entertaining, and yet disseminating its messages,” Rollas said.
In his remark, the AUC chairperson, Mahamat commended the actors and filmmakers for their genuine interest to identify with the AU Agenda 2063.
“The Nollywood brand is a tool that should be used to popularised African agenda because it is well known all over Africa and beyond.
“There is no doubt that the African youths can realize their potentials within the continent and make global impact because Nollywood has proved it,” Mahamat said.
Among Nollywood stars present at the meeting were, Ejike, Asiegbu, Patience Ozokwor, Francis Duru, Bruno Iwuoha, Agility Onwurah and Alvin Ahmed.
The AUC Chairperson who was in the country for a working visit, was accompanied to the interactive session by some of his top officials.
