GOVERNMENT SHOULD STOP GIVING ACTORS MONEY —JOHN OKAFOR

Nollywood actor, John Okafor, berates some of his colleagues for receiving money from government in this interview with Punch
POPULAR actor, John Okafor has decried the absence of adequate structures in Nollywood.
Also he criticised the recent visit of the Actors’ Guild of Nigeria to President Goodluck Jonathan, which did not appear to go down well with some people who queried the motive in the first place.
For these critics, the actors only went to grab a ‘piece of the national cake.’ And though the actors concerned have since defended their decision to pay the President a courtesy visit, popular Nigerian comic actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr. Ibu, is still not pleased.
According to the actor who rose to prominence after his breakout role in the 1997 movie, Agony, where he portrayed an imbecile, the Federal Government has yet to set its priorities right with regard to Nollywood.

I MIGHT LOOK STUPID,BUT… – JOHN OKAFOR

John Okafor, a.k.a Ibu, is known for his comic roles. The actor says people have always mistaken his roles in the movies for his real personality and most times they don’t take him serious. He believes that no matter how people perceive him, if the job is putting food on his table, he is okay. He explained more in this interview