Nollywood
is poised for a showdown as the Association of Nollywood Core
Producers, ANCOP, has petitioned EFCC and SFU over the N50 million
largesse donated by Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State to
support the Movie industry. Massive fraud has
occur in the disbursement of the fund. It has petitioned the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Special Fraud Unit (SFU)
to investigate the matter. According to a copy
of the petition made available to HVP, signed by the association’s
President, Comrade Alex Eyengho, the group is asking the agencies to
invite the National President of the Association of Movie Producers,
AMP, Zik Zulu Okafor, the National President of the Directors Guild of
Nigeria, DGN, Andy Amenechi; the Secretary General of the Actors Guild
of Nigeria, AGN, Yakubu Abubakar and actress Stephanie Okereke- Linus
Idahosa for obtaining the fund and disbursing it without the consent of
the industry’s stakeholders. Part of the petition dated August 19, 2013 and addressed jointly to the EFCC and SFU, READ THE PETITION LETTER BELOW,,
