Actors
Guild of Nigeria's President,Ibinabo Fiberesima, has eventually reacted to the
Nollywood comic actor,John Okafor's recent outburst,questioning the AGN's
president on funds released by President Goodluck Jonathan,among other
issues.. Speaking on Saturday in an
interview,Fiberesima,berated Mr Ibu,stating
that replying him would amount to trading intelligence with ignorance. She also
said that Okafor is not a member of the guild. Fiberesima in her words queried::
“Which
money is he talking about? That is why I said he is detached from the realities
on ground. When we went to visit the President, there was no money promised to
anybody. We didn’t go there to beg for money as Mr. Ibu is used to doing; we
didn’t do that. They push you to the extent that you say things that you don’t
want to. I’m not about money, for once they should stop and think, see what my
team and I have achieved in two years. Replying Mr. Ibu would be trading
intelligence with ignorance and I don’t think I have that time. I’m sure you
have followed everything we have done and we have not hidden anything. Rather,
we have been open about everything we have done, so if he attacks me the way he
did, it clearly shows that he is completely detached from the reality, because
he complained about things that we have achieved long ago, which shows that he
is not part of the Guild,” she said. Continue…
“Mr.
Ibu cannot vote for me, he does not have the power to do that. He cannot even
run for office because he is not a member, and I was expecting to see the names
of the members whom he referred to because I don’t know them, and I hope they
are members of the Guild because we have actors who are not members. You should
not because of your interest in a name feel you can come out and talk off point
to become relevant. When people say people should have education, it is for
this kind of reason so they will know how to speak in public. They think
running to the press and running me down on Facebook and others will deter me.
No. I was not brought up like that, I’m a very thorough breed. I will do what I
have to do to get to where I am going. It is the love that I get from people
whose lives I have touched that keeps me going, not those who don’t know where
they are going, because every sentence they make is money, where is the money?”
she stated
She
also queried him for not mentioning the names of those in the guild he
said were not happy with her
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