Segun Arinze: ‘The NFVCB Boss Is Embarrassing Our Government, She Should Resign.’

The film adaptation of Chimamanda Adichie’s book, Half of a Yellow Sun was to premiere in our cinema some weeks back but it was stopped. There were reports that the reason it was removed was because of the theme of the movie, the Hausa killing Ibo/biafra war story and because of the current situation in Nigeria, some scenes were asked to be cut from the movie by the Nigeria Film and Video Censors Board. Fast forward to some weeks later and the NFVCB has still refused to let the movie show in the cinemas. Actor, Segun Arinze has condemned the action of the Director-General of the Censors Board. Read his statement below: ‘Please tell Madam Patricia Bala of Nigeria Film and Video Censors Board to release the movie Half of a Yellow Sun. She has no reason to hold on to the movie. She has no right to censor the movie only to classify it. She saw it in Canada and even partnered with the producers in Canada during the premiere. What she is doing now is an embarrassment to government and a big insult to our dear industry, Nollywood. We are not in a military regime. She should kindly resign’. – Segun Arinze