By Correspondent in Lokoja.
Preparations are on top gear for the premiere of a movie,‘Yahaya the White Lion’ on January 15 in Abuja.
Seun Oloketuyi,the producer of the movie, disclosed this in a statement he signed and a copy at the disposal of The Reporters in Lokoja on Sunday.
According to him,the prospective award-winning movie,he described as unknotting Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello with a biopic, will be premiered at the Transcorp Hilton Abuja.
The movie,shot in Lokoja and Lagos,he added featured the popular movie stars, like Ali Nuhu, Segun Arinze, Jide Kosoko, Bola Ninolowo, Gbenga Adeyinka, Aishat Lawal among others.
The producer further explained that the concept of the movie was the true personality of the Kogi state governor.
He said:“We decided to shoot Yahaya, the White Lion movie for a lot of reasons.
“In today’s Nigeria, Governor Yahaya Bello is one of the most talked-about governors, some people hate him with a passion and those who love him do so to the extreme.
“There are a lot of interesting things that we did research about him, how he became governor.
“He did not become a governor like other people, his age and the way he has been able to stand against godfathers in the state.
“You will agree with me that godfatherism is the major issue in Nigerian politics and his guts to venture into the presidential race is another thing..
“Despite that fact that a lot of people see his presidential ambition as a joke, he has stood his ground to continue doing what he believes in.
“This is one of the reasons we decided to shoot the movie ‘Yahaya the White Lion.”
Edited by Dada Ahmed.
