Nigerian reality star, Pere Egbi, has ruffled feathers after sharing his opinion about South African films, stating that they are ahead of Nollywood. Taking to X, the BBNaija alum stated that Nollywood ought to collaborate with their South African counterparts.
No offense to my Nollywood colleagues but you see South Africa, they are ahead of us o when it comes to film production, story-telling, film making, work ethics, name it. They are ahead. We need to collaborate!
The actor’s post spread like wildfire and sparked reactions online, with some agreeing with him and others slamming his stance; and shortly after, discussions began online about the filmmaking scene in both countries.