President Bola Tinubu has celebrated the ingenuity, creativity, and immense artistic talents of Nigeria’s thriving entertainment industry.
This was contained in a congratulatory message to Nollywood star, Funke Akindele, on her box office record buster, ‘A Tribe Called Judah‘,
Funke Akindele, 46, became Nollywood’s highest-grossing director recently when her film, “A Tribe Called Judah,” smashed box office records, becoming the first Nigerian movie to earn N1billion ($1.1m; £900,000) in domestic theatres. And the film achieved the historic feat in just three weeks.
President Tinubu congratulated Ms Funke Akindele on her record-setting film and commended the ace thespian for her contributions to the growth of the industry.
A statement issued on Friday by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), said the president extolled the excellence of the Nigerian creative industry, acknowledging its pivotal place as a medium not only for artistic expression but also a source of enormous soft power and viable export
“The creative industry is one of the high-employment sectors, providing jobs for our able and talented youths,” President Tinubu declared.
“It is an industry that is crucial to my administration. I salute Nigerians for their enduring support and patronage of home-grown creative efforts. We will provide the conducive environment for the industry to thrive further.”
