"We also want him to build cinemas under a public-private partnership programme. That way, we can have our own cinemas, specially for indigenous movies.
When asked why she does more of production than acting these days, the dark skinned diva said: "I'm one of the first actors who started film production in Nigeria and also one of the first to take their movies to cinemas.
In the framework of the policy of protectionism, he demanded that theaters showing Nigerian movies should be foreign. In the 80s the cinemas were empty, and soon most of them were closed. The only available entertainment was movies on VHS.
These days, the movies we make doesn't really move except they are shown in the cinemas, but I've been acting. You recently became born again like some of your colleagues.
I think the Yoruba sector should do more high quality movies and also take more movies to the cinemas. We can do it. We have all it takes. Are you in a relationship at the moment? Yes, but I am single. Any marriage plans at the moment?
Valentine's Day is typically associated with giving, going to the movies, lighting red candles, going out to dinner, and having a little extra fun for lovers.
When you go to the cinemas, you see people watching more Nigerian movies than foreign movies. The industry has really grown because the quality of movies produced then is totally different from what we have now.
I felt that it was the right time for the stakeholders in the industry to begin to invest in the industry aside from producing movies. My first love was not producing movies. I like real estate and I studied Estate Management.
Gideon Okeke is an actor who has been gracing the posters of several cinemas in Nigeria. He is also a TV host. Maureen Osuji is currently a Creative Director and independent media buyer at Aurora Daniels.
All my movies or projects always have a message; just like Sand Castle telling the physically-challenged that they are not different from any other person, they are accepted and that they can be who they want to be.