The leadership crisis rocking the Actors Guild of Nigeria AGN has finally been laid to rest as the two factional leaders Ibinabo Fibresima and Emeka Ike has settled their long term beefs as agreed to work in harmony.
The duo while addressing newsmen over the weekend said it is reconciliation is was necessary as the lingering leadership crisis has crippled the activities of the guild and has also robbed the movie industry in Nigeria of certain benefits.
According to Ibinabo AGN division started when she say no to the BOT of the Guild whose tenure has longed expired and has refused to allow fresh ideas and innovations.
Ibinabo in her words said “Nollywood is a global phenomenon and the idea of life BOT will not just work. As you know this agitation has cost me a lot but today because of the youths I have embraced peace so we can build the future generation together. The immediate plan now is to take out my appeal for the court and call a proper joint congress of both factions where the process to conduct a national free, fair and transparent election that will herald a new dawn in Actors Guild of Nigeria at the national level will begin”.
Adding his voice Emeka Ike said “the same BOT who thinks they can run the biggest Guild in Nollywood like a motor park Association. Was Ibinabo in the said Enugu convention? If she was not there how many of her state chairmen were there and how many of my state Chairmen were there? Who was the AGNEC chairman? How much was the presidential form? Can we see the ballot papers? Can you shave a man’s hair in his absence? How can you say Government of National Unity when Ibinabo is still in Appeal Court? Do they know the legal implications of what they are saying?”
The Actor then call on media and the general public to disregard such sinister misinformation because what happened in Enugu was not only acts of notoriety and perfidy but also a futile and crude power grab saying “we completely dissociate ourselves from it”.
