Olu Jacobs and Joke Sylva,producer:

The Americans are very good at valuing what they have. It is when they want to pay an outsider they behave as if they don't know. The book is one of the greatest of all time.

It has been translated into different languages all over the world and it is still on the reading. For me, the negotiation has not started, when they reach 50million dollars, discussion can start. Anything short of that, they should forget it.

Kate Henshaw, actress:

It's Achebe's intellectual work. Everything in life is not all about money. Sometimes you just look at what you have and say you are not letting it go for whatever price. I support the man's decision and I respect it.#

Saheed Balogun:

It is intellectual property. I don't believe 50 cent could offer his money. Professor Achebe's book is globally recognised and has been printed in different languages over the years; it will be wrong for 50 cent to say he wants to offer Achebe money. That's ridiculous.

Femi Branch,actor:

Why did he reject the money in the first place? He's entitled to his own opinion. I know that professor Achebe is a very principled man. It also depends on what 50 cent is using the song for; does it represent the ideology of the book,how much is the money for somebody like professor Achebe? For me, I support the man's decision on the basis of the content of the song.

Fred Amata,actor:

I have read about the story in the national dailies but I can't speak for him because I don't know the details of their discussion. I can't say anything further.

Kool B

To me, it leaves more questions than suggesting reasons. Achebe is about 80 years, many may not be a motivation again. But then, I don't want to believe he has made a million dollars in his 5 years as a lecturer over there. One thing for sure, if he had allowed 50 cents to use the title, even for free or for a fee, the sale of the book itself would have risen in United States. Maybe reprints would have increased his chances of winning the Nobel prize