The Federal Government of Nigeria has shelved plans to build a world-class and ulta-modern film village in Kano following criticisms made by Muslim clerics who say it will propagate immorality.
Some Muslim social media users who are also opposed to this multi-million project , used hashtags such as #FilmVillage or #ImmoralityVillage #WeSayNoToFilmVillageInKano, to butress their points.
Nigeria’s government had set aside N3billion for the construction of the Muhammadu Buhari film village at Kofa in Bebeji local government area of Kano State, with the hope that the village will provide over 10,000 jobs to Nigerian citizens and also increase revenue generation to Kano state in particular and the nation in general.
The project is schedule to take place in three phases and the federal government had put aside N1billion for the commencement of the first phase of the film village, stated the Managing Director Nigerian Film Corporation Danjuma Wurim Dadu, during a stakeholder’s interaction session held at Tahir Guess Palace hotel.
Wurim Dadu also revealed that the choice of Kano state in siting the project was influenced by the fact that Kano state has been the nerve of movie production in Nigeria adding that the proposed film village would include a 400-capacity auditorium for training, a cinematography centre, sound stage, hostel, eatery block, hotels, shopping mall, a stadium, and a clinic among other amenities akin to world-class film village.
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