Nigerian filmmaker,Niyi Akinmolayan has called out Nigerian actors who give thanks to God during their award speeches, saying the votes are determined by human judges and not God.
His position stems from the recently held AMVCA 2017 where many of the award recipients thanked God for their award, a move he deems as unnecessary.
Read what he says below:
“Nigerians and their obsession with “thanking God” at award ceremonies. That’s a great platform to reach a lot of people and say really important stuff. Why do you think thanking and giving glory to god is the most important thing you can say at an award show determined by votes and human judges. Sigh! Which one is “it can only be God”. It’s a company recognizing great talent and largely protecting their interests too. It’s not god!!!”
What are you thoughts on Niyi’s position? I think its ridiculous, to say the least! Even Hollywood stars thank God at the Oscars and Grammys so how is this even peculiar to Nigeria?!
