Despite the presence of individuals from other tribes in the movie industry, popular Nollywood actress Aisha Lawal has revealed that the Yoruba are the true owners of the Nigerian film industry. In an exclusive interview with Tribune Newspaper on Saturday, Aisha made this revelation.
Before other tribes joined them, the actress claims that the Yoruba People were the first to enter the acting business. She acknowledged that they had made mistakes in the past, but insisted that this does not indicate that they are currently playing catch-up. According to Aisha, the Yoruba language is now the preferred choice for filming in the Nollywood industry since it offers the producers a greater financial return.
“We own the Nollywood industry. Go back to research. The industry belongs to the Yoruba people. If you go back to research, you will hear from people like Hubert Ogunde and Ade Love. I don’t want to go into details. But, if you go and research very well, you will discover that Yorubas own this industry, we started this industry. We messed up at some point, but we are not playing catch-up. We are there already. Now, everybody wants to shoot a Yoruba movie.” She stated.