Your gov’t has done nothing for movie industry – Lydia Forson jabs Otchere-Darko

Lydia Forson has taken a swipe at Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, after he said he felt disappointed with some Ghanaian movies he watched.

The actress described as unfortunate, that Mr Otchere-Darko, who is a leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), will criticise an industry the government has failed to support.

“So, Mr. @GabbyDarko our problem isn’t that we don’t want to be criticized; it’s the condescension and simplification of a very complex issue, one your government promised to help with but has so far done NOTHING about”, she said in a tweeted.

She added that: “The few creatives who manage to stay have to learn the hard way that it lacks structure, funding and the right professionals for the job; and so they’re forced to cut corners, underpay people etc just to make something presentable.”

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Mr Otchere-Darko ruffled some feathers after he said in a post on Facebook that he felt disheartened after watching 10 random Ghanaian movies.

“I took my time to watch randomly ten Ghanaian movies and never felt so disappointed. It brought home to me one major deficiency in our development. The apparent lack of deliberate consciousness on the part of the creative industry in the development conversation,” he said in the post.

Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko

Asare Otchere-Darko noted that “The presence of the creative industry appears at best peripheral in Ghana’s development narrative. Our movies, our songs, our arts, by and large, do not impactfully plug into a greater development agenda.”

Those comments did not go down well with some industry persons including Yvonne Nelson, Adjetey Anang, Kafui Danku Lydia Forson.

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Source:Myjoyonline