Jeff Olaka Ogboso speaks to Nollywoodgossip
On a comments by celebs, Nollywood movie director Jeff Ogboso lashes out on Nigeria’s culture of imitation. He wonders why we have to imitate everything other countries do.
Hear him:
Let me ask this, do we always have to copy the west in everything? Bollywood started this, and it hanged, then Nollywood, we let that hang too…this has to stop immediately!
Why do the film industry have to use the word “WOOD” at the end of every industry’s name like GhallyWOOD=Ghana, SollyWOOD= SierraLeone, CamiWOOD=Cameroon, KannyWOOD=Kenya, I think, sallyWOOD=South Africa.
If you think that’s all, what about native language movie in Ghana=KumaWOOD, Hausa movie in Nigeria=KannyWOOD, Yoruba movies then should be IbadannyWOOD and Ibo movie=OnitshannyWOOD or EnuguWOOD, RUBBISH!
These are foolish names! When are we going to emancipate ourselves from this mental slavery?
Why can’t we use a deep rooted African name like OSISInaija if it has to be “WOOD”? I hate this “WOOD” nonsense!!
Lol, we couldn’t stop laughing KumaWOOD, IbadannyWOOD and OnitshannyWOOD.
Anyway, you’ve heard him, let’s hear your opinions on this.
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lol jare
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LMAO…..
abi na funny
ok
Dat true
lol
alright
why don't you suggest a name, instead of condemnation..lol.
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abi
i wonder my sister, let him suggest a name!
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lwkmd
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enjoy urself jare
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I can't stop laughing about Osisinaija, that is also wood lol.
abi now, an even rolling on the floor aready
Lol
Tina Ifeoma Ezeagu madam na only laugh you laugh? lol
lol…Delia
lolzzzzz
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man, Osisinaija will be nice lol.
you go fear Osisi now
No bad atall!
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Osisi ke?
hahahahahah wood, wood wood.
U go fear wood na
no be small thing
the wood sef tire person
your go fear wood, wood, wood now.
na so o
yes ke
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lol wood! wood! wood! I think Nolly, Bolly, Golly, Holly…….wood is ok let other countries look for another name's for their own.
'Wood' will still end the name, i tell u!
and OLLY still dey for the name
lol
Must it be "WOOD"? if yes, then Osisinaija or Pakonaija is best! let's grow up abeg!
lol, hshahahahah, nice one. Pako? why not Nollyosisi? hahahahha
holly,bolly,ghally,nolly are still the same thing that iam saying..why not African name?
lolzzzz!!
lol, pakonaija not bad o!
Wood Wood Wood, let us keep WOODing then!
really they need to do something about it.
lol, yes o!
Rachael Uma you're right
hahahahahah I no fit laff oooo ibadannywood, onishannywood kumawood lol hahahaha.
U don dey laugh nd u say u no fit laugh. I beg laugh oooo cos it pays 2 laugh
hahahahahaha
abeg laugh jare
no be small thing ooo
hahahahahaha! osisinaija! this is so funny.Easy o bros!
very funny
hahahahahahahahahaha….so what name do u want us to call it? Nollygboso? lol. But I think he has a point sha, sometimes, we should do things our own way and not copying oyibo!
i tire ooo
na true jare
you are right
dont forget "ugawood" for uganda
hahahaha so funny
Ebby Floxy Onyebum , yes oo, he forget "gollywood" for ghana too, lmao
Ruth Harriet he mentioned Ghana (Ghally Wood)
lwkmd die oh, tell the jor.
let us all strive to be original in all things, we rock but don't know it.
abi oo
Wood, Wood and Wood…lol Kenyahood.
na so oo
the wood plenty no be small o
wish name u won come give him den? your mouth self dong too much guy wetin?
I have thought about this long before now. I Totally agree with you my brother. Imitations makes one stupid and unintelligent. THAT'S HOW PEOPLE LEARN, but that s how people remain stupid. too. The only way practiced hitherto is that of imitating others. That makes you knowledgeable but it does not make you intelligent. It makes you more informed but it does not release your wisdom. It will make you efficient as far as outer world is concerned — you will become a better mechanic, a better technician — but as far as the inner dimension is concerned you will become more and more stupid if you imitate.LET'S BE AUTHENTIC TOGETHER! (OR: LEARNING HOW TO STAND OUT IN A CROWD).
no be me form am.
What that shows in that most people no matter where they are from are FOLLOWERS no matter how stupid something may seem they still get on the band wagon…HERE ME CLEARLY THERE IS ONLY ONE WOOD AND THAT IS HOLLYWOOD the rest well it's a joke..Y can't it be Nigerian Movie Industry or any other name that sounds like it is warranted….Smh at a bunch of followers.
He is right, its too much…
It is a matter of choice, another man's like is a another man's poise, DEMO OF CRAZE.