Veteran Actress Blasts Artistes Who Go Into Politics For Money

isaac

October 17, 2014 12:17 PM

Veteran actress, Clarion Chukwurah, has called out to her colleagues who go into partisan politics, saying they do so because of money.

The rate at which Nigerian artistes from every sector of the entertainment industry, are going into politics, is giving veteran actress, Clarion Chukwurah, cause for concern, as she believes those going into the murky waters of politics are doing so because of money.

Clarion who is known for stirring up controversies as well as saying things the way they truly are, takes a knock on the likes of Desmond Elliot, 9ice, Tony Tetuila, Bob Manuel-Udokwu, Kenny Saint Brown, Funke Adesiyan, and many others who believe they have what it takes to give their people adequate representation, saying they are actually after what they will gain out of partisan politics without having the people in mind.

In an interview with the Punch Newspaper recently, Clarion says she sees the rush to go into politics by her colleagues as sheer hypocrisy since the movie industry is no more paying as much money as it used to do.

Hear Clarion:

The motive of those who are embracing partisan politics is purely monetary. Let us call a spade a spade. If you tell me that you want to go into politics to serve the people, I would want to look at your record first.

I want to see what you have done to better the lives of the people in your immediate community. How many boreholes have you sunk in the community?

How many hours of community service have you given for free over the last four or five years? How well are you known as somebody who yearns for improvement in social development?

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