Saturday, March 2 2013, President Goodluck Jonathan hosted Nollywood practitioners to a dinner at the State House, Marina,
Lagos to celebrate Nollywood at 20.
In his remarks, the Jonathan noted three major endeavours that easily unite Nigerians – Music, Sports and Nollywood - which he said of the movie industry:
“Whenever I travel abroad, many of my colleagues, Presidents of other countries, ask me about Nollywood. Nollywood is our shining light. Africans are very proud of Nollywood. That is why we are here today to celebrate the success story of this national, continental and global brand.”
The event
which had about 750 selected guests including A-list actors, actresses,
movie producers/directors, top corporate executives, politicians among
others, was put together by the Presidency to celebrate the successes of
Nollywood over the past 20 years.
Source: nairaland
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