Osuofia speaks on Yoruba filmmakers’ role in emergence of Nollywood

Veteran Nollywood histrion Nkem Owoh, popularly known arsenic Osuofia, has clarified that Yoruba filmmakers pioneered Nigeria’s home-video manufacture but did not commencement Nollywood.

Owoh made the clarification during an quality connected Curiosity Made Me Ask, a amusement hosted by comedian and contented creator Adebayo Abidemi, popularly known arsenic Bae U.

The histrion was responding to questions astir his earlier comments connected the contributions of Yoruba and Igbo filmmakers to the improvement of Nollywood.

He dismissed claims that helium had said Yoruba radical founded Nollywood, explaining that the sanction did not beryllium erstwhile helium and different filmmakers began producing movies.

He said the sanction Nollywood was adopted aboriginal aft manufacture stakeholders met to sermon ideas connected however to make and marque the Nigerian movie industry.

“First of all, you person fixed maine this incorrect accusation that I said, Yoruba started Nollywood. No. When we started the thing, determination was nary Nollywood arsenic a name,” helium said.

However, Owoh credited Yoruba filmmakers, peculiarly seasoned filmmaker Hubert Ogunde and Adebayo Salami, popularly known arsenic Oga Bello, for pioneering and popularising home-video productions successful Nigeria.

He maintained that Yoruba filmmakers played a important relation successful the aboriginal improvement of home-video entertainment.

“The Yoruba did not commencement Nollywood. They started location video,” helium added.

His clarification comes amid renewed statement implicit the contributions of Yoruba and Igbo filmmakers...