The Association of Nollywood Core Producers (ANCO) and the Nigeria Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), have finally initiated a move to settle their long lasting face off out of court.
ANCOP had earlier in the year dragged the regulatory body to court, challenging “the unlawful directives issued by its Executive Director, Alhaji Adedayo Thomas to all associations and guilds in Nollywood to each register under the body for a one-off fee and pay annually a certain percentage as checkoff fee to the NFVCB from the annual dues paid by each member to their various associations and guilds.
The suit had further stated that failure from any member would attract a denial of the statutory censorship/classification by the defendants.
ANCOP argued that Alhaji Adedayo Thomas and NFVCB have no right to regulate, control or meddle in the affairs of Guilds and Associations in Nollywood.
The case last came up in court on Thursday, April 28, 2020.
However, in a dramatic turn of events last Friday, the Censors Board boss suddenly showed up at the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected National Executive Committee (NEC) of ANCOP, and it was a moment everyone was waiting for.
His presence triggered a process of peaceful resolution of the regulatory body’s differences with the association.
Speaking at the event, which was held amid fun fare in Festac town, Lagos, Thomas praised ANCOP members for their professionalism and resilience.
