Gambia News : Sam Loco Visits The Gambia
Sam Loco Efe, one of the leading and pioneering members of Nigeria's
Nollywood, is currently in The Gambia and has disclosed that during his
short stay in the county, he has discovered young talents that can make
headway in the movie industry if giving the necessary support.
He
then called on the authorities to open up for the development of the
movie industry in the country. The industry, he said, will go a long
was in uplifting the image of the country, as well as creating
employment for many youngsters.
In an exclusive interview with
What's On last Monday, the Nigerian actor, who has been in the movie
industry for years, added that before recent developments, nobody had
thought The Gambia would win anything in football. “They hosted the
under 17 African tournament and won and currently, they are the African
champions. So give a chance to chance,” he said, while commending
President Jammeh for his development efforts in transforming the
country.
He appealed to the president of The Gambia, Sheikh
Professor Dr Alhaji Yahya Jammeh, to help the industry. The Nigerian
star is in town for the 2009 edition of the “Top Model of Colour'
competition scheduled to take place on December 5th, at the prestigious
Senegambia Beach Hotel. Organized by FABECS Promotions in collaboration
with Mahogany Productions, the upcoming event is billed as one of the
UK's biggest modelling competition, featuring about 40 models from all
over the globe.
The well known comedian also spoke about the
need to keep up the collaboration between The Gambia's budding industry
and Nollywood. He likened the impact of the Nigerian movies industry to
Mohammed Ali taking the boxing world by storm. He also pointed out
Ghana and Sierra Leone as example of countries whose movie industries
are beginning to make a global impact and advised those in the Gambian
industry to keep working hard and they would get to the same point.
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