Actor, Yul Edochie, has asked Nollywood filmmakers to stop making films where Nigerians travel abroad and start behaving stupidly. In a post shared on his Instagram page today, May 16, Yul argued that such a narrative only sells Nigerians short.
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He argued that filmmakers in the Western world would never make movies showing a White man arriving in Africa and becoming a nuisance. “Nigerians need to wake up and start embracing their traditions and culture; many deities acknowledge God Almighty.
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“Burning them could bring perpetual trouble. If you don’t understand something, leave it. If it is not disturbing you, don’t disturb it,” he said.
The actor’s advice has triggered a backlash as Nigerians have taken to social media to react, urging him to stick to one religion.
@sochi_infiniti wrote: “I am forced to ask at this point. Where are you? Where do you belong?”Bobbyhandleson wrote: “Church no work baba wan go Babalawo way.”
@doreen.cindy wrote: “We predicated well, you are soon launching shrine.”
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nollywood actor unveiled his Christian ministry – ‘True Salvation Ministry’ – an online Church, in January.
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