Dear Lai Mohammed, If Politicians Continue Going Abroad For Medical Treatment, Why Should Entertainers Not Shoot Abroad Too - Shakar El

Yesterday, the  Minister of Information and
Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed that the
Federal Government has taken steps to amend
the Nigeria Broadcasting Code to discourage the
production of Nigerian movies and music
outside the shore of the country.
Well, not alot of Nigerians agree with this and
singer, Shakar El has just written an Open Letter
to the minister where he raised some very valid
points.
According to him, 'If Nigerian Public holders
continue to be seek medical care outside
Nigeria, it affects our economy negatively and it
reduces the investment in our health care.
Unlike Entertainment, Health is Wealth, only a
healthy person will afford to go to work or travel
abroad for a production'.

Read his full piece below...

    Dear Honourable Minister,
I totally understand your patriotic Concerns
about Nigerian Entertainers going outside
Nigeria to Produce movies,Songs and Videos.
First of all you need to be informed that most
times, entertainers shoot outside Nigeria
because of the concept of that particular project
and in some cases due to lack of Logistics to
produce such movie or song in
Nigeria.Honourable, only a handful of Nigerian
entertainers/ production companies can actually
afford to produce their project outside the
shores of Nigeria.
Many of us can't even afford to produce in
Nigeria Talk less of going abroad considering
the high cost of Flights, Hotels,Forex and the
state of Nigerian Economy.In the few cases
where some artists can afford to produce abroad
then it is not much of a problem since they will
be using their own money for such expenses
and not at the expense of Tax payers.
Honourable, I wish you can use your office to
push against medical tourism by Nigerian Public
office holders which appears to be a major
problem to our economy and Development as a
country than Entertainment tourism/Exchange.
If Nigerian Public holders continues to be
seeking medical care outside Nigeria,it affects
our economy negatively and it reduces the
investment in our health care. Unlike
Entertainment, Health is Wealth, only a healthy
person will afford to go to work or travel abroad
for a production. Recently a lot of our Nigerian
entertainers have died in Nigerian hospitals due
to lack of medical infrastructure in Nigeria since
they can't afford medical treatment in other
countries, Some are suffering due to lack of
welfare and increase in piracy.
Honourable with your Significant office, you can
be the voice that will reduce piracy to the lowest
level and introduce a new code against pirates
so that entertainers will be able to reap the fruit
of their labour and pay their due tax to the
government so that the Economy of our great
country Nigeria will thrive.
Honourable Minister I pray you will take this few
points of mine seriously as we work towards a
Better Nigeria for Everyone.
God bless Nigeria!