Barely
six hours that the circular banning marketers and distributors affiliated with
the Yoruba Film and Video Producers and Marketers Association (YOVIFPMAN)
operating from Arena in Oshodi and Idumota in lagos, from selling and
distributing Bukola ‘Apesin’ Fagbuyi’s new movie, SEKUNOLA, the film being
marketed by Intergrity Productions and Marketing company has sold out its first
released batch of copies on Monday, 16th November 2015.
Meanwhile
the attempt to outlaw Sekunola by the Idumota big boys may have nothing to do
with the producer of the movie, Bukola. Inside source told Nollywood
correspondent Emmanuel Omene-Johnson that the reason for the dismissal of
Sekunola from the good book of Idumota is the long time hate the marketers
association had against the CEO of Integrity Production, Busayo Odu.
According
to the source, Busayo, an independent marketer has been asked to either join
the powerful Idumota cartel and pay the usual fifteen thousand naira (N15, 000)
dues for each film released or cough out a whooping one hundred thousand naira
(N100,000) for same purpose. The Ibadan based movie marketer was quoted to have
declined the proposal, hoping to be a solo marketer. Since then, Busayo and the
Idumota marketers have never been good friends.
“Sample
of sms sent out to distributors: Pls note that UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE should any
memba in ur State accept for sales any Film not in our Film Release Circular.
Any memba caught in this act will risk terminating our mutual relationship.
Thanks >yovifpmanGS”
In
a telephone interview Busayo told the magazine, “This is not the first time
those running Idumota film marketers association would be stopping me from
freely selling my movies. They did that to me when I came out with B’ogiri O
Lanu some months ago. The information relayed to our men on the ground was not
to sell our films because I refused to be part of them. This is not good for
the movie industry in Nigeria. We should be allowed to operate a free market.
Those
who wish to be a member of any association must do that on their own freewill
not by blackmail. They can’t stop me and if they come for me on a personal
ground I shall take them before the law. I am a law abiding citizen of Nigeria
and should be allowed to live and work therein, as a free enterpreneur.”
However,
before going to press, all attempt to get the response of the Idumota marketers
failed, as the newly elected chairman of YOVIFPMAN, Alhaji Abdullahi
Rasaq of Corporate Pictures would not pick his telephone calls nor send reply
to a text message sent to his MTN number 080......94.
Sekunola
was directed by Muyiwa Ademola. It stars Saheed Balogun, Muyiwa Ademola, Bukola
Fagbuyi, Dayo Amusa, Toyosi Adesanya, Bimbo Oshin, Ibrahim Chatta, Kemi
Afolabi, Kunle Afod, Dupe Jayesinmi, Baba Aderupoko, Olaitan Ogungbile, Ariyike
Akinyanju and many more.
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