Unending crisis in Actors Guild of Nigeria.

Segun Arinze (right) in a TV show.

The crisis in the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, took a turn for the worse. The standoff was triggered in 2007 by the alleged refusal of the former president of the organization, Ejike Asiegbu, to leave office after the expiry of his term, snowballed into a farce in which the members were jostling for positions. The crisis has thrown up three different presidents, Segun Arinze, Emeka Ike and Chima Onwudiwe, each controlling a faction. Although Arinze is supported by the Board of Directors of the organization, Ike is supported by the committee Kanayo O. Kanayo Onwudiwe keeper and headed by the executive committee headed by former Asiegbu. The interesting thing about the whole scenario is not only that each of them claims to be the authentic president, but it gave birth to two others.

A tragedy occurred at the secretariat of the sweet guild in Surulere, Lagos, when the election was about to hold, Arinze with a team of policemen from Area D, Mushin, Lagos, have taken them to storm the place in order to stop the election. He, however, could not, as the Interim Committee brandishes an order dated June 13, 2009, issued by a federal court in Lagos, authorizing the election should take. The electoral commission that consisted of top players Pete and Andy Chukwu Edochie among others - went ahead to conduct the election.

Emeka Ike

Ike is currently articulating the authenticity of his presidency on a court order that advised of a break out of court settlement after Steve Eboh, a former vice-president of the guild, Asiegbu had taken to court in 2007. The resolution of the court read as follows: That the parties further agreed that the interim committee of the guild must be in place for a midwife to a new election in the next six months to ensure trust and unity among members.

According to Ike, in compliance with the court order, an interim committee headed by Kok was formed. And that the players put their heads together on how to conduct elections within six weeks, Asiegbu violated the court order and conduct of a controversial election in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, where Arinze has emerged as national president . The presidents of state and delegates from the guild has approved the election. Ike believes that since he was elected in an election that was conducted by the interim committee KOK-conduct, a product of the court order, he is the true president of the guild.

Ike TOO fingers as the cause of the crisis in the AGN. "The BOT members are people at the center of every crisis. If they were involved in the crisis of Ejike in crisis KOK, Segun Arinze and of Emeka Ike, there's something about them that is not law, "he said.
Asked if he thinks that the crisis will be resolved soon, Arinze waxed philosophical: "It will be fixed. There is nothing that is hot not too cold and there is nothing that does not come up down. He can not stay forever, he must come down someday. "