Foreign Presidents Should Be Brought In To Fix Nigeria – Okele

Nollywood actor and comedian Okele has shared a provocative idea to address Nigeria’s challenges with politicians. He recently revealed that the country should look into “signing” ex-presidents from other nations if Nigerian leaders fail to deliver.

In a recent clip translated to English, he said that signing politicians from abroad to rule in Nigeria, just like football clubs do when the transfer window is open, might be the political change Nigeria needs to thrive.

“You know in football, coaches move from one club to another.

So why can’t Nigeria adopt that method?

If we have a president who isn’t performing, we can sack him and bring in another one who has proven himself elsewhere,” he said.

Okele further noted that the constant disappointment with elected leaders can be eradicated once and for all if his idea is implemented.

The moviestar concluded by saying that importing successful governance models should be taken seriously because it can lead Nigeria to prosperity.

WOW.

Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.

The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.

Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.

Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.