19th April, 2024
By Taiwo Okanlawon
Nollywood actor Ernest Obi has urged his colleagues to ensure their safety first during production to avoid accidents and be in communication with Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN).
The movie maker made this known while leading a candlelight procession in honour of late colleague, Junior Pope and others at the National Stadium in Lagos.
bemoaned the mistreatment of personal assistants and actors by movie producers.
He admonished them to put a call through to their President or Chairman whenever they encounter hazards in their work.
Ernest Obi further lamented the ill-treatment of crew members by producers, encouraging actors to take a stand and speak out.
He noted how some producers pay their assistants N10,000 for 15-day work.
“Take a stand, say No Sir. If you’re a member of the Guild, make a call immediately. Except your guild or president or Chairman is nonfunctional. Tell him that they want you to enter a forest and there are snakes there as you cannot and the Guild should swing into action immediately and not after.
“How much are PAs being paid? How can you employ someone to work for you for 10 or 15 days and you pay them N10k. That’s not just a sin but it’s a sin against God,” he said.