In an interview with Encomium magazine this week, actor Saidi Balogun
said the reason entertainers run away after politicians is because of
poverty - please read what he said it's kinda interesting...
"(Poverty), that's why you see some of our people running
helter-skelter, campaigning for all these politicians. But there's one
question we have all not asked, and that's what makes American artists
donate to politicians while the actors here in Nigeria are asking from
politicians. Every member of the National Assembly has not made an
reasonable law on piracy which has devoured the industry. So, there's
poverty in the industry. If there's not, you won't see our people
flocking around all these politicians, campaigning, singing and dancing
for them. I saw a candidate being surrounded by some of our colleagues; I
now said to myself, 'if this man eventually wins, how many actors or
musicians will he remember? Although some are doing it to make ends
meet. And it's sad because we're stars. I think we're supposed to be
worshiped, not worshiping others. Even if a governor holds your hand,
he's supposed to be happy. But now, the reverse is the case.
