A mild drama was witnessed recently at an interactive session between President Goodluck Jonathan and members of the entertainment, arts and creative industries.
The well –attended event, which held at the posh Expo Hall, Eko Hotel and Suites, was further amplified by the intimidating presence of several Nollywood stars and their musician counterparts.
To the consternation of many, mid way into the gathering some people started sharing cartons of customized Goodluck Biscuits, from Deli Foods, with the smiling image of Mr. President boldly emblazoned on it. However, painfully for Jonathan and his team, several of the stars angrily turned down the embarrassing gift from Mr. President. And their reason was simple. Why would Mr. President give them biscuits at a corporate event like school children?
“That was a very embarrassing gift my brother. Are cartons of biscuits our problem in the industry? We came here to rub minds and interact with Mr. President on how to move the industry forward and they were busy sharing biscuits to us as if we were school children. I and several other stars on our table rejected the biscuits; in fact, we did not bother to touch it where it was kept. We need ideas and supports on how to move the industry forward and not cartons of biscuits.
They should have told us to come with our children since biscuit’ sharing was their main reason for conveying the meeting, sincerely, I and several of my colleagues felt insulted,” blasted this visibly angry star in Nollywood.
Another stakeholder who spoke with us on the condition of anonymity maintained that the Goodluck Biscuits gifts, shows how unserious those at the corridors of power sees and treats Nollywood. “Mr. President consulted widely with other stakeholders and professional bodies in the country and didn’t insult them by sharing cartons of biscuits. But when it was our time they started sharing biscuits to us that goes to show how unserious they regard us despite all our efforts at helping to rebrand the nation with our movies.
On a lighter note, I think they decided to use the so-called N200 million Dollar loan to buy biscuits for us, since in their own thinking we are very hungry, quite appalling.”
We will definitely keep you darling readers posted as more reactions pour in
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mama G | 4/15/2011 7:09:27 AM
hahahahaha, guess they all came out in troops thinkings that money will be shared lik water, nxt time it will be sweet
mama G | 4/15/2011 7:35:12 PM |
how many packets of biscuits did genny collect?
Silva | 4/15/2011 7:24:33 AM
Y’all came 4 yur share of d 200mill dollars. Dumb ass.
lanre | 4/15/2011 10:37:46 AM
Thanks to this reporter for telling us what is really going on…people are castigating dbanj? more shame to all those Nollywood sellouts like genevieve and olu jacobs old people without self respect! How wont they offer them biscuits? they reduced themselves to children na? even if jonathan wins …where is their respect now?
MICHAEL | 4/15/2011 11:05:12 AM
I KNEW THIS FROM ONSET THAT THIS JONATHAN OF A GUY AND HIS PDP RASCALS DONT HAVE GENUINE PLAN FOR NIGERIA BUT SOME f**lS LIKE OLU JACOBS AND OTHER s**p*d NIGERIANS NEVE REALISED IT.THEY ARE ON THE PRETEXT THAT GOD HAS BEEN FAVOURED HIM IN THE PAST TO MOUNT THE TOP LADDER BUT THAT SHOLUD’NT BE THE CASE WHEN WE ARE TREATING SENSITIVE ISSUE LIKE THAT OF NIGERIA.WE ARE FAR FROM GETTING TO THE PROMISE LAND.LET THEM START SOMETHING NOW.JONATHAN DID NOTHING FOR HIS 9MTHS IN POWER BUT RECENTLY START SHARING MONEY TO VARIOUS GROUPS AND THE SYCOPHANTS STARTED POURING UNNECESSARY ENCOMIUM ON HIM.YAR ADUA HAD A GOOD PLAN FOR THE MASSES BUT NO THANKS TO HIS UNTIMELY DEATH.JONA THAT I KNOW FROM HIS BAYELSA DAYS HAS NO SERIOUS MANIFESTOES NEITHER DO HIS PDP GANGSTERS.
MICHAEL | 4/15/2011 11:08:40 AM
I KNEW THIS FROM ONSET THAT THIS JONATHAN OF A GUY AND HIS PDP RASCALS DONT HAVE GENUINE PLAN FOR NIGERIA BUT SOME f**lS LIKE OLU JACOBS AND OTHER s**p*d NIGERIANS NEVE REALISED IT.THEY ARE ON THE PRETEXT THAT GOD HAS BEEN FAVOURED HIM IN THE PAST TO MOUNT THE TOP LADDER BUT THAT SHOLUD’NT BE THE CASE WHEN WE ARE TREATING SENSITIVE ISSUE LIKE THAT OF NIGERIA.WE ARE FAR FROM GETTING TO THE PROMISE LAND.LET THEM START SOMETHING NOW.JONATHAN DID NOTHING FOR HIS 9MTHS IN POWER BUT RECENTLY START SHARING MONEY TO VARIOUS GROUPS AND THE SYCOPHANTS STARTED POURING UNNECESSARY ENCOMIUM ON HIM.YAR ADUA HAD A GOOD PLAN FOR THE MASSES BUT NO THANKS TO HIS UNTIMELY DEATH.JONA THAT I KNOW FROM HIS BAYELSA DAYS HAS NO SERIOUS MANIFESTOES NEITHER DO HIS PDP GANGSTERS.
bat_woman | 4/15/2011 4:01:56 PM
Its a thing of shame honestly! These pple shud ve known dat wateva Gej is doin is bcos of politics…he needs votes n will do anyth to get those votes.
Well since they decided 2 fall for his campaign strategy thinkin it will yield smth gud….too bad for them…next time it might be bubble gum…. hahahahahahahahaha….nonsense!
j | 4/15/2011 6:00:50 PM
funny i just cant help but laugh
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Drama, as Nollywood stars reject Jonathan’s biscuits