Kajola, a new movie, was premiered in Abuja last weekend and it attracted the cream of Nollywood and other prominent personalities. From a Yoruba word, which translates into, “commonwealth,” the movie, produced by Adonijah Owiriwa and Prince Tonye Princewill, was written and directed by Niyi Akinmolayan, while it stars Desmond Elliot, Adonijah Owiriwa and Keira Hewatch as lead characters.

The story line in the film, which had its premiere at Silverbird Cinemas, Abuja, last weekend, is set in Nigeria, when the country becomes a totalitarian state and after a second civil war, the rich relocated to the Island areas of Lagos and turned it into an ultra-modern city while the war-torn Lagos mainland became disconnected and abandoned.

Elliot plays the role of Ayub, a power-drunk Inspector-General of Police with an eye on Keira Hewatch,  who plays the role of Yetunde, a police chief, bent on bringing to justice a notorious rebel leader, Allen, played by Owiriwa.

Speaking at the premiere, the sponsor and a chieftain of Action Congress (AC), Prince Tonye Princewill, called on the Federal Government and corporate organisations in the country to invest more in the Nigerian film industry as a way of tackling unemployment among the youth.

He explained that he was convinced to invest energy and resources into the movie for the sake of the nation, saying he had no alternative than to leave personal achievements aside to focus on that which will bring more joy to a greater number of Nigerians.

He said: “I thank God that our country, no matter our shortcomings, still has a great future ahead of us.”