Igbo Nollywood actors have commended DStv for launching the Igbo channel.
Singer and actress, Onyeka Onwenu, said the inclusion of Igbo channel in the DStv bouquet was commendable and long overdue.
“It is a wonderful thing and long overdue. Finally it is here to revive our culture and language. If you lose your language, you have lost your culture and your identity,” she said.
Ms. Onwenu, who is also the Director General of the Women Commission, Abuja, however, stressed the need to improve the content of Igbo programmes and movies.
She also urged young people to strive to know their culture, calling on parents to speak the mother tongue to their children for true identity.
Veteran actor, Pete Edochie, said he was fulfilled with the launch of the new channel.
“I feel fulfilled because we, the Igbos, had wanted a medium through which to revive our ailing culture. This is it,” he said.
Mr. Edochie called on governments of the South East and the private sector to sponsor programmes for the channel, in order to sustain the culture and language.
Earlier, the Managing Director of DStv, Joseph Ugbe, said the broadcast station introduced the Igbo channel following persistent requests from the people and the media.
Mr. Ugbe expressed delight at the massive support of the people over the launch, and promised to work with Nollywood to sustain the channel.
Others who commended DStv for the launch include Patience Ozokwor, Genevieve Nnaji, Kalu Ikeagwu, Gideon Okeke and O.C Ukeje.
