Nollywood: PMB Vows To Clampdown On Pirates

The federal government has vowed to clampdown on piracy in the Nollywood industry by empowering relevant agencies.

President Muhammdu Buhari, stated this in Abuja, yesterday, while declaring open the 28th Annual International Conference of Society of Nigeria Theatre Artists (SONTA) in collaboration with the National Institute for Cultural Orientation ( NICO ) with the theme: “Repositioning Nollywood for The Promotion of Nigeria’s Cultural Diplomacy & National Security.”
He said there was the need to diversify the economy in the face of the dwindling oil prices adding that Nollywood deserved the attention of the government due to its enormous contribution to the economy.

Expressing optimism that through Nollywood, the nation’s lost cultural values would be restored, Buhari regretted that excessive exposure to foreign films was responsible for the high level of moral decadence and the erosion of values in the society.