Amaechi pledges support for Film Industry

The Honourable Minister of Transport, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has pledged support for the shooting of “Conversations in Transit”, a contemporary gritty romantic comedy and other movies that will promote the good image of the nation.

Amaechi made the pledge in Abuja last week while receiving Chairman/Chief Executive of Native Media Limited, Mr. Rogers Ofime and his crew members who paid him a courtesy/thank you visit.

Amaechi said that approving train service for the shooting of the film was to show the world exceptional infrastructure development going on under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

Amaechi who reiterated his resolve to always come to the aid of movie makers when they needed train service, said the facility would be provided at no cost.

He tasked the film industry players to always strive on quality which he said can make them compete favorably all over the world.

His words, “We have to do that because what the president is doing in infrastructure should be shown to the world. The president has improved on infrastructure and railway is one of them. We have to grant them that approval of using the train. So that the world we know that we are delivering on our campaign promises.

“We are ready to offer the movie makers our facilities anytime they need them. That is all I can do. It will be given to them at no cost. We must imprve our infrastructure to make the society grow. Road and railway deal with issue of logistics, even if you manufacture you need better infrastructure.

“The film project is a beautiful idea, it will engage the people meaningfully, provide entrainment, grow the economy. We are happy they are doing it and that is why we will be willing to always grant them approval of the train anytime they wish to use it.

“Film makers should improve on what they are doing. The quality of anything you are doing is essential. They have continued to grow with time. Improving to become world best is not rocket science. They can be the best in the world with much commitment.

Also speaking, the CEO of Native Media Limited, Mr. Rogers Ofime who thanked Amaechi for approving free train services to shoot the film project said that “Conversations in Transit” was informed by the experience of train ride from Lagos to Ibadan which he described as fascinating.

“When I came to Nigeria from Canada, what actually fascinated me was the train ride from Lagos to Ibadan and that actually informed the project I am doing.

“One is to showcase the achievement of the administration and also to let people know of another means of transportation which is very wonderful. People have been taking the train ride and the feedback has been really great” he said.

Continuing, Ofime said the film “Conversations in Transit” was a contemporary gritty romantic comedy that takes one into lives of three couples navigating their way through near divorce, finding love and a complicated love triangle.

He noted it would be the first in the Nigeria film industry that would be filmed entirely on a train

Ofime said that Native Media Limited is a multi award winning television Production Company who has in the past ten years of existence carved a niche in producing quality and original African stories for an ever-dynamic television audience.