Nollywood actor, Ramsey Nouah, has criticised the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari for failing to keep the citizens updated on its plans.
In a recent interview with PREMIUM TIMES, the 47-year-old said: “I always shy away from discussing politics in Nigeria because it is a sensitive subject but right now it’s hard to tell where Nigeria is headed.
“Most importantly, the government is making a huge mistake of not divulging enough information with the polity. They are so fixated in the old way of passing information oblivious of the fact that these days everything is open. The presidency should come out and deem it to talk about its daily, weekly and even monthly plans with the citizenry.
“They need to thoroughly address issues that affect Nigerians. But they don’t do that and then they just assume that we know they would work on it (issues). It is only when there is so much public outcry and criticism that the president’s offices will come out once in a while and to say ‘we are working on it.’”
He also spoke on Buhari’s famed anti-corruption campaign and its effect on Nollywood.
“Buhari’s administration came into power to wipe out corruption and they had a stronger focus. In the course of doing that a lot of industries were affected and suffered, Nollywood inclusive. It’s work in progress and I know that when everything stabilises they (Buhari’s government) will still come back to Nollywood.
“Some people make it look as though we (Nollywood) are getting freebies from the government but it’s not so. Some people also think our industry is for play, forgetting the job opportunities we create.”
His colleagues like Desmond Elliot and Richard Mofe-Damijo switch roles between politician and actor, but Ramsey said politics is not for him.
“I never say never but delving into politics is going to be a tough one for me because I am not a very diplomatic person. I don’t know how to call white black I say it as it is; I don’t think politics in Nigeria really embraces that,” he said.
