My twins are named after multi-million naira industries' -Actor who named his twins Nollywood & Hollywood Blasts Critics

Nollywood actor/movie producer Femi

Ogedengbe stunned Nigerians when he

announced on Facebook that he had

named his twins, born on the 27th May,

Nollywood and Hollywood. Although he

received lots of criticism for doing that,

Femi is hitting back at his critics.

In a press statement sent to BON, the

actor revealed why he named his babies

- Nollywood and Hollywood.

Read statement below:

"The level of hypocrisy in Nigeria is just

too high or how do I explain the attack I

and my wife have received on different

blogs for adding Nollywood &

HOLLYWOOD among the names we gave

our bundles of Joy: King Praise Micheal

Victor Tochukwu Jesuogbo Iyinoluwa

Hollywood & Queen Grace Michelle

Victoria Peculia Chimamaka Jesukomeh

Opeoluwa Nollywood .

I guess all those who condemned us

have been so blinded by Hatred that

they couldn’t see all other names but

the HOLLYWOOD and Nollywood…

Anyway thanks for noticing me my wife

and our children, but What is really bad

in those two names?

It always come with different

interpretations depending on how every

one perceive it from there stand point

…..

Most people who criticise the names

gave their reason, they said ;the two

industries (HOLLYWOOD &

NOLLYWOOD) are synonymous with

immorality .

And I wonder if they are truly alright at

all because if they are normal they will

know that despite some of the negative

reports from Nollywood,It is safe for

Nigerians to declare Nollywood day

because this is an industry that has

consistently put our name in the world

map and when you are fortunate to

travel out of Nigeria.

Then you will realize we Nigerians are

the only people that are not proud of

NOLLYWOOD.If we choose to look

inward then questions like ; where and

What would have been of Names like,

Tonto Dike, Mercy Johson, Jim Iyke

Kevin Ikeduba , Odun Adekola , in a

country where unemployment is at it

highest level.

I for one will still be in the back street of

Mushin hustling or dead like 35 of my

childhood friends who all died between

1990 – 1995 around wuraola in pako Eleja

Area because they all decided to take

the short-cut (armed robbery). But

thanks to Nollywood, I am now Femi

Ogedengbe! It is a pity that people will

seat in the comfort of there homes,hide

behind the freedom that such platform

as Facebook and all other social

network provide to judge the logic

behind the actions of people they don’t

know.

Here in Nigerian there is a town called

Umuagwo & Umueke (descendants of

snakes) and you don’t think that is weird

enough but some of you whose family

names are something around the

neighbourhood of Esubiyi, Sango these

and Ogun that Join in condemning a

name that has its origin in such a vibrant

industry as Nollywood that has engage

more Nigerian youth in one way or the

other and have helped in no small

measure in putting smile on our

collective faces unlike the Nigeria

corrupt politicians who we shamelessly

sing their praise ..

In as much as I appreciate everyone who

congratulated me and my wife Nkechi

Diane,the matter wey dey face Nigeria

pass Femi Ogedengbe name pikinses

Nollywood & Nollywood.

Abi Na bro’s Boko “insecurity” Haram we

want talk about abi na corruorion we

wan yan…In my little way I have

addressed the issue of corrupt

politician in my 1994 movie (Tear of the

GHETTO)

What have you all done to show your

displeasure ?

Nothing but you wan carry placards to

protest my children names …..uncles

and aunts make una park well oh …Long

live Nigeria”