‘Yoruba did not start Nollywood’ — Osuofia sets record straight on film history

Veteran histrion Nkem Owoh, popularly known arsenic Osuofia, has rejected claims that Yoruba radical started Nollywood, insisting that his comments were astir the origins of location video successful Nigeria.

Osuofia explained that the sanction Nollywood did not beryllium erstwhile helium and different filmmakers began making films, adding that it was adopted aboriginal aft discussions among those progressive successful the industry.

“I ne'er said Yoruba started Nollywood. When did Nollywood travel out? When we started film, determination was nary Nollywood arsenic a name,” helium said.

He credited Yoruba filmmakers, including seasoned filmmaker Hubert Ogunde, for starting the home-video contented and helping marque it popular.

“Ogunde is not Igbo. I americium telling you that Yoruba started it,” Owoh said.

He maintained that his presumption had been misunderstood, stressing that his assertion was astir location video and not the instauration of Nollywood.

“Yoruba did not commencement Nollywood; they started location video and the rest,” helium added.

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