Nollywood actors, musical artistes and other performers in the entertainment industry, mainly from the South-East extraction of the country, have signed up to a new initiative to totally restore peace in the region.
Regretting the unfortunate air of insecurity and violence that had hitherto prevailed in the zone and its attendant effects on the economy, education of the youths and social life, the creatives, however, said that such was alien to the people of the zone.
They described the situation as an ill-wind that blows no good to anyone.
To this end, the actors pledged to support the Peace in South-East Project (PISE-P), an initiative of the National Assembly members led by the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, that craves for non-kinetic means of resolving the issue of insecurity in the zone.
Gathered in their numbers during a courtesy call on Kalu on Monday in Abuja, the entertainers vowed to use their talents and skills to preach…
Source: Leadership Newspaper
