A call has been made to the government to pay more attention to the entertainment and sports industries. This passionate appeal was made by leader of the Oodua Peoples' Congress (OPC), Chief Gani Adams.

The OPC leader, in an interview with Nollywoodgists.com, noted that the role of the two industries in boosting tourism can never be ignored.

He said government can tap into the edge of popularity actors have to boost the economy of the state. According to him, actors are more popular than most state governors.

(Nollywood) is a means of communication. It is a means of reinstating people that are involved in social vices in the society and it is a means of disseminating beyond your own expression as a practitioner even beyond insurgency in Nigeria. It's an image maker to our bad image. The movie industry can help change the bad orientation or bad impression that people have about us in Nigeria,” he told Nollywoodgists.com.

“Look, a very popular person in the movie industry is more popular than a state Governor. The fame that they have is being attracted to the audience than the Governor of a state no matter how resourceful that state is. So it is an industry that any reliable government should not toil with.

"It is an industry that will project the country beyond expectation. Two things are involved, entertainment industry and sports. So any government who wants to promote tourism must first promote its entertainment industry and sports because they are the major content to promote tourism because people are now driving beyond natural resources and countries are building their tourism industries and to do that, we have to build the products that builds the industry,” he added.