Era Of Nollywood Venerating Drug Barons, Criminals Over- AGN

The National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Rollas Ejezie, has pledged the support of the Nollywood movie industry to the war against drug abuse championed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.

This was during a visit to the Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Mohamed Buba Marwa, at the National Headquarters of the NDLEA in Abuja, on Monday.

Speaking, the AGN President said the era of glorifying drug barons and criminals is far gone while stating that the Guild is ready to support campaigns on the menace of drug abuse and trafficking.

“We are here today to affirm our complete support to your efforts in combating the menace of drugs in our society as we strongly believe will help reduce drug crime to the barest minimum.

“As a Guild of major influencers and in line with our set objectives to educate, inform and entertain as well as our avowed commitment to national development, we seek a mutually beneficial partnership with the NDLEA to leverage on the star-power of our members in promoting some of your transformation programs especially on drug trafficking and abuses.

“The Majority of our members are youths and appeal to a generation of youths who are influenced heavily by internet content and social media.