Fatimah Otunsanya
Veteran Nigerian actor Francis Odega has said that the quality of Nollywood movies has drastically reduced over the years.
Speaking in a recent episode of ‘Where Is The Lie’ podcast, Odega claimed that Nollywood during his days was better than Nollywood of today.
He explained that back when he and his contemporaries held sway, Nollywood used to make unforgettable movies but nowadays, Nollywood movies are mostly bad.
“Back then, one script would give us one unforgettable movie. But now, one script can give you seven bad movies, and that’s not right. Nollywood back then, is far better than the Nollywood of today,” the actor said.
Odega stated that he was one of the pioneers of Nollywood, stressing that he was in the movie industry before Nollywood became big.
“I was among of the people who made Nollywood. When we started, Nollywood was just a phenomenon. Our organisation used to be called Nigerian Actors Guild, NAG, before we later changed it to Actors’ Guild Of Nigeria, AGN.
“It was after then that Nollywood came. So, I am one of the pioneers of Nollywood. I have been in the movie industry for 30 years,” he explained.
