Sample snapshot of a movie scene from Ghanaian movie named “adults only”. SMH!!
Nigeria and Ghana have always had a relationship of healthy
friendship and rivalry. However, this relationship sometimes boils over.
Last week in Lagos, a delegation of Ghanaian film producers
and marketers paid their Nigerian counterparts a visit to ascertain the
veracity of a purported ban of Ghanaian films in Nigerian market.The Ghanaian marketers apparently received the shocker of their life, as they not only confirmed that and embargo has been firmly placed on Ghanaian movies in Nigeria, but that they were also told to go and clean up their house before they can get re-admitted into the Nigerian Market.
Referring to Ghanaian movies as substandard and morally bankrupt which under normal circumstances would not be approved for release by the National Film and Video Censors Board, a representative of the NigerianMovie Marketers, Mr. Norbert Ajaegbu, accused Ghanaian marketers colluding with some Nigerians to bring in unregulated, uncensored films into Nigerian market.
The Ghanaian films with indecent content that are smuggled into the Nigerian market, the association argued, were giving them a bad name and devaluing the market for films with the attendant losses in revenue.
Nevertheless, some closed-door talks were held by the Ghanaian delegates and Nigerian marketers to work out a strategy, which both sides would adopt, to stem the tide of n*de films flowing in from Ghana.
At the end of deliberations, it was agreed that “Nigeria will no longer accept influx of Ghanaian films not approved by the National Film and Video Censors Board.
All I can say is hmnnnnnn. This must be very ego-crushing for the Ghanaian movie producers and marketersas a whole. So harsh if you asked me!
I will be quick to add that as harsh as the move taken by the Nigerian movie marketers may seem, I won’t blame them. The rate of nudity and explicit scenes in Ghanaian movies in recent times call for real attention!
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I stumbled on this blog by accident. And I am touched that someone has the good sense to say something about this cancer of indecency on the so called entertainment industry. These people among other things are supposed to direct, teach, correct, warn, and speak to the society through entertainment. Instead they have given birth to a generation that have seen so much indecency that its now the 'new normal'. Young people may feel its old fashion to be decent. You listen to some comedians and wonder if they were ever bred by a woman. And you look at the audience giggling! . The song writers have caught up with them. What is wrong with us? Is this the same land of my birth where decency was a virtue? Do we have to add to all the ills we are crying about? Brothers and sisters, you don't have to be indecent to make it in your industry. Know it that a time will come when you will look back and wish to take back what you think is 'funny' today, but it will be too late. You will hurt your children, family and friends. An American actress with all her money is now fighting to keep her son in his early teens from seeing her 'shameful movies' of decades past. You can only wish her luck in this computer global village. After she has infected millions with 'indecency syndrome' she is not ready to reap what she sowed, how smart. Mothers, lets rise up against this madness for the sake of generations yet unborn. Enough is enough. I'm happy that someone is bringing attention to it. I also wish I know how else to encourage this Charlez.