Ejike Asiegbu replies Gambian movie director’s rant

In from Ahmed Boulor . . .

Nollywood actor and ex AGN president Ejike Asiebgu has replied Gambian movie director, Prince Bubacca for referring to Nollywood actors as scavengers. Prince Bubacca published a lengthy plea online to Nigeria thespians telling them to stop scavenging their meagre Gambian resources.

The letter which has drawn the ire of scores of players in the movie industry has elicited a reply from no other than the fiery Ejike who spared Prince Bubacca nothing in his lengthy reply.

He said: “I am compelled to respond to a certain Prince Bubaccar, after reading his rather lengthy and winding attack on Nigerian and Ghanaian actors titled “Nollywood Actors, Others Must Stop Scavenging On Our Meagre Gambian Resources”, published online last week. One would have allowed him to enjoy the satisfaction of pandering to his perverted sadistic frustrations, but then, that would be watching a monster go untamed at its infancy.

“Bubaccar, if not told some mind jolting truth now that his monstrous tendency had not grown out of proportion, we all would be held responsible for allowing a monster to grow. At the end, the whole of Africa, not just The Gambia, will suffer the consequences.

“Despite his self glorification and bragging that he had not collected a ‘dime’ from the President of his country, Gambia, Alhagie Yahya AJJ Jammeh, Bubaccar appears to be seething with hate and malice. Listen to him: “Personally, I see it as a blessing in disguise that President Dr. Yahya AJJ Jammeh has so far not given me a dime for my Gambian film industry projects”.

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Prince Bubaccar’s piece clearly shows a man pained that his President had not satisfied his selfish desires which he had tried albeit unsuccessfully, to hide. He has therefore resorted to cheap emotional blackmail that has put him in a bad light further.” Ejike noted.

The actor who recently received a royal blessing from Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse II, after playing the role of Olu Akengbuwa, a historical play by Alex Eyengho said Bubaccar comments stems from the fact that he was sidelined by President Yaya Jammeh who recently gave parcels of land to some actors.

“Bubaccar’s hate filled attack on Nigerian and Ghanaian actors stemmed from the recent news that President Jammeh gifted 15 movie stars piece of land in the Gambia, in the president’s latest move to open up his country’s emerging film and video culture not only to Africa but the world in general.

“However, Bubaccar, a Gambian who felt sidelined by his President despite his claim of having been making films for two decades, like the proverbial woman that was scorned, decided to vent his hate filled fury against Nigerian and Ghanaian film stars calling them offensive names such as ‘scavengers’ and ‘hustlers’.” Ejike said.

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