The anticipated biopic of Governor Yahaya Bello will be premiered this Saturday to a selected Audience of 200 persons at Transcorp hotel Abuja this Saturday after it was initially postponed.
As Africans, we frequently recite the stories of our heroes, people, and leaders long after they have passed away, when it is no longer relevant to them. In many respects, this inhibits people from understanding history’s lessons.
The executive governor of Kogi State, Governor Yahaya Adoza Bello, has established a new benchmark with the release of a film detailing his life and achievements to date, which will debut at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja on Saturday, January 22.
According to Seun Oloketuyi, producer of ‘Yahaya the White Lion’ the biopic, The author, filmmaker and founder of the Best of Nollywood Awards said;
“We made this biopic not just to entertain as films do, but to put history on record. And we couldn’t have done it at a better time, as our actors had the opportunity to draw inspiration from the real-life characters without having to base their knowledge on second-hand tales.
While principal photography had kicked off in the third week of September 2021 in different locations around Kogi State including Lokoja, and Lagos State, the movie trailer, released in December saw film lovers applaud the choice of a stellar cast. Governor Yahaya Bello was played by the unrivalled Ali Nuhu with Roseanne Chikwendu as Rashidat Bello, Kogi State First Lady.
Directed by Tunde Laoye, ‘Yahaya the White Lion’ stars other industry notables like Gbenga Adeyinka D 1st, Aishat Lawal, Remote and others.
On what audiences can expect from the film, Oloketuyi shared that “so many things have been said about the man, Governor Yahaya Bello, and so much is still unknown about who he really is. This movie is an attempt to bring out the facts on the man, his background, growth and rise in politics and his ambition. It is basically to set the record straight about the gentleman, and make sure history has the right facts.”
Ojelabi, the publisher of Freelanews, is an award winning and professionally trained mass communicator and a recipient of the D9112 Superstar Icon Award, who writes ruthlessly about pop culture, religion, politics and entertainment.
