Clarion Chukwu says artists are going into politics for money

Legendary actress Clarion Chukwu has described the rush by Nollywood artists to join partisan politics as a quest for money. She says those artist should first show records of what they have done in their immediate communities. She tells Punch:

“The motive of those who are embracing partisan politics is purely monetary. Let us call a spade a spade. If you tell me that you want to go into politics to serve the people, I would want to look at your record first.

I want to see what you have done to better the lives of the people in your immediate community. How many boreholes have you sunk in the community? How many hours of community service have you given for free over the last four or five years? How well are you known as somebody who yearns for improvement in social