They Misbehave Because Politicians Give Them Millions - Zeb Ejiro

Top Nollywood director and producer,
Zeb Ejiro has opened up on where most
stars get it wrong. Speaking to Yes
International Magazine, he said
See! There are a lot of people who never
dreamt of being what they are today.
Suddenly, they found themselves there.
People are running after them. Ah! I need
to see you, I need to see you and all that.
They start seeing themselves above God.
That’s where they get it wrong. The movie
industry did not start with the stars that
are there today. It started with others.
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When we were talking, we mentioned a
name – somebody you saw some days ago
in Ikeja trekking or something. If
somebody had told that person that at
one time, this is how it’s gonna be, the
person will not believe. Where they get it
wrong is that they see themselves above
God, they see themselves above the
industry. People who suffered to make
them who they are, they dump those
people, they don’t respect them. You are
doing something today, maybe a child’s
naming ceremony, marriage or whatever,
they don’t attend.
They don’t come, they don’t need you
anymore! Because the politicians are
giving them so much money, the
politicians are buying them cars; female
politicians are buying the male stars cars,
homes and what have you. The male
politicians are buying the female ones
whatever they want. So, suddenly, they
don’t need the producer anymore. They
can even make bigger movies than you
now because one politician will give them
N100 million and you are looking for N15
million to do a blockbuster.
So, suddenly, they find out that they are
bigger than you. Not just you; they are
bigger than the industry. They start to
equate themselves with God and forget
that these politicians will only use you
while you are the reigning star. They will
flock around you for that period of time.
Immediately somebody else springs up,
they will dump you and go to that
person.
I know a lot of these stars that are now
calling me to say Zeb, I heard you are
doing something, you are not calling us.
Why? Because they are not getting jobs
anymore; they are not relevant anymore;
the politicians are not giving them money
anymore, because the politicians have
now seen younger people that they are
frolicking with. I think the bane of the
movie industry are the Nigerian
politicians. That’s the truth!