Desmond Elliot Reacts to AGN Political Crisis

Just a week ago, the leadership of Nigeria’s booming movie industry Nollywood, a body reputed to be the third largest entertainment platform in the world went into a crisis after its President, Mrs. Ibinabo Uche Egbuka was sacked by a High Court Judge, Justice James Tsoho in a suit filed by an actor, St. Maradona Mikevine who was the national treasurer in the election that produced yet another popular actor, "Emeka Ike" as AGN President.

Reacting to all the drama, Nollywood star actor Desmond Elliot, who’s also warming up as the APC candidate in the forthcoming Lagos House of Assembly elections for Surulere Constituency 2, is not comfortable at the plots to remove the hard working lady who he believes has done so much to lift up the flag of Nollywood.

I Remain The President of AGN - Ibinabo Fiberisima

Ibinabo Fiberisima-Egbuka says she is still the president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) despite a Lagos High court ruling on March 16th nullifying her October 2014 re-election. 

Ibinabo said she will be appealing the judgement and until that is done, she remains the President of the Guild. 

"People have been calling me on the phone to say that Emeka Ike is the new president of the AGN. But this is not true. The court did not say that he is now president. It said there was a status quo that prevented us from holding elections. We are appealing that because we cannot wait four whole years for the court’s judgement on that issue. I remain president of the guild till my appeal is heard" she told Punch.

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