Peter Okoye of P-SquareAward winning musician, Peter Okoye of P-Square, has responded to a
call for his arrest by an APC youth group over his comment on plans by
the Nigerian government to discourage production of Nigerian movies and
music abroad.
The federal government on Saturday said it has taken steps to
amend the Nigeria Broadcasting Code to discourage the production of
Nigerian movies and music outside the country.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohamed, said the
situation had hampered empowerment of practitioners in the industry, the
development of the sector and the nation’s economy in general.
The minister’s statement, however, drew criticism from some Nigerians
who asked him to first address the issue of government officials going
for medical treatment abroad before attempting to sanitise the movie
industry.
Jude Okoye, manager and elder brother to multiple award-winning duo,
P-square, took to Instagram to lambast the plan as an exercise in
hypocrisy. His brother, Peter Okoye, one of the P-Square duo, also
pitched in, saying the government ought to be grateful to entertainers
for putting Nigeria in good light.
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