Buying A New Presidential Jet Shows A Lack Of Empathy For Nigerians Who Are Suffering – Kenneth Okonkwo

Nollywood actor, Kenneth Okonkwo has come out to blast the Nigerian government following reports that President Bola Tinubu has authorized the purchase of a new presidential jet.

He recently had his say via his social media page, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, the decision is nothing but the height of insensitivity given the dire economic situation facing many Nigerians, and it is a clear case of misplaced priorities by those in power.

Kenneth added that the move simply demonstrates a lack of empathy for the suffering of ordinary citizens.

His words, “People are dying of hunger. No food, no fuel, no finance, no electricity, and President Tinubu is buying a presidential jet. This is the height of insensitivity.”

WOW.

Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.

The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.

Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.

Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.