The premiere of ‘Yahaya the White Lion’ is slated for January 15th in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. This was revealed in a press statement signed by the film’s producer, Seun Oloketuyi, and made available to journalists in Lokoja, Kogi State Capital on Wednesday.
The premiere of the potential award-winning film, which has been described as “untangling Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello biography,” will take place at the Transcorp Hilton Abuja.
The film, which was shot in Lokoja and Lagos, starring Ali Nuhu, Segun Arinze, Jide Kosoko, Bola Ninolowo, Gbenga Adeyinka, Aishat Lawal, and others.
Mr Seun Oloketuyi, the film’s producer, explained the film’s premise by saying that the inspiration for Yahaya the White Lion was the actual personality of Kogi state governor.
“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.
“We conducted a lot of study on him and how he got governor, and we found a lot of interesting things.”
His age and the way he has been able to stand up to Godfathers in the state… you will agree with me that godfatherism is a major issue in Nigerian politics, and his guts to enter the presidential race is another thing, and despite the fact that many people see his presidential ambition as a joke, he has stood firm in his commitment to continue doing what he believes in.
“This is one of the reasons we decided to shoot the movie Yahaya the White Lion.”
According to Oloketuyi, he had produced several movies that are currently trending in the cinemas.
“We’ve done about five movies in the last five years, we’ve even taken our movie to the cinema successfully, some of which are ‘Bloggers Wife,’ ‘Wetin Women Want’ and a host of others,” he added.
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