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Must Read! Ali Baba Speaks On Piracy

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He spoke the truth and at the same time he was funny at it. He wrote this on his instagram page. Some years back, entertainers were invited to the Eko Hotels to meet President GEJ. The crux of the meeting was for him to jaw jaw with the entertainment industry to thank them for their support and to ask that they say what and how the industry can be helped to achieve its goals in the different sectors that formed the whole industry.  The very first set of speakers, stood up to say funding was the number one problem. All other speakers were to toe the same line. I got the chance to speak and I told Mr President that, if he gives 3 BILLION NAIRA to each sector of entertainment, we will still be broke, unless the scourge of Piracy is sorted. I was shouted down by some stakeholders and people who I expected to know the truth. They even asked if I am a movie maker.  Thank God for Amaka Igwe of blessed memory, who got the microphone after 2 more Egbons objected to ...