The Nigerian film business, Nollywood is poised for a showdown because 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 help the business.
The affiliation is alleging large fraud within the disbursement of the fund. It has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Special Fraud Unit (SFU) to research the matter.
As said by a duplicate of the petition made obtainable to HVP, signed by the affiliation's President, Comrade Alex Eyengho, the group is asking the companies to ask 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, Yakubu Abubakar and actress Stephanie Okereke-Idahosa for acquiring the funds and disburing similar with out the consent of the business's stakeholders.
Part of the petition dated August 19, 2013 and addressed collectively to the EFCC and SFU, learn thus:
"On June 15, 2013, information broke out that some Nollywood stakeholders below the auspices of a non-existent 'Guild of Nollywood Stars' visited Governor Akpabio in his workplace in Uyo for the aim of gathering the N50 million pledge to Nollywood."
"The Governor introduced to the guests a prototype post-dated (25-06- 2013) Zenith bank cheque quantity 00063639 with Akwa Ibom State Government because the account title, issued in favour of Guild of Nollywood Stars. "
"We additionally gathered that the Governor, in his regular generosity, gave every of the guests N500, 000 capg."
"Expectedly, the huge publicity given to the complete episode by the press generated heated debates. In reality, it polarised the business until at this time."
"We are demanding...investigation into the alleged fraudulent act over the N50 million..."