How Ogbori Elemosho gave me MFR Status - Lere Paimo

 

Ogbomoso born,Veteran Nollywood actor,  Chief Lere Paimo MFR has explained that his historical movie 'Ogbori Elemosho gave him a lot of recongition and earned him the MFR status with the likes of Dangote and Mike Adenuga.

Chief Paimo stated this during a recent interview with The Nation while reacting to questions on some people's believe that historical movies don’t generate much money.

"That is a big lie, my movie, Ogbori Elemosho gave me a lot including my MFR status with the likes of Dangote, Mike Adenuga in Abuja some years back. Just three days ago, the Chartered Institute of Commerce conferred me with a doctorate degree, I am now Chief Dr Lere Paimo. All these are results of my works. I built a house from acting, bought cars and sent my children to school so tell me what more we want in life.

Chief Paimo also stressed why its wrong for Nollywood stars to bleach their skin.

According to Eda Onile Ola as popularly called “There is no amount of advice we would give to them, they won’t listen because many of them lack training. Nudity, bleaching and vulgar languages in movies is wrong, Yorubas don’t do that, we did not do such when we started acting up till now. Some of them listen to advice while some turn deaf ears.

“But change is constant, most of these things happen in real life, people now go half nude and bleach their skin

It doesn’t happen before, the Yoruba lineage are not nudists, they (actors) teach the wrong lessons thinking people would like what they are doing. It is wrong for a Yoruba person to bleach, guys use earrings and sag their trousers like mad people. Those are not Yoruba heritage,”