Nollywood filmmaker Kunle Afolayan has revealed that his film village, KAB Village, has never had access to electricity since it was established, forcing the facility to rely on diesel to stay operational despite the producer having invested over ₦8 billion of his own money into the project.

Speaking on the Nidacity podcast, Afolayan explained that the lack of power has made running the resort increasingly difficult.

"We haven't had electricity in KAB Village since the beginning. So we've been running... I did a post a few months ago and I'm like, I cannot sustain this diesel thing. We're going to close the resort," he said.

He revealed that a friend had offered to supply diesel on credit to help keep things running, but that even this wasn't a long-term fix.

"It's still not sustainable," he said.

According to Afolayan, efforts are now underway to explore green energy alternatives, though funding remains a major hurdle.

"We're talking to a lot of people to try and see how to do green energy. We did one last year, which cost about 200 million, but it's not enough to take the entire village," he explained.

The filmmaker disclosed that the entire project has been self-funded, with personal spending on the village now exceeding N8 billion.

"I don't think I've ever put this out there, but we've spent over 8 billion... building that place. And this is personal funds," he said.

Afolayan called for government support, noting the scale of his investment compared to others who receive public backing.

"If we manage to do that, I think there should be some sort of support from government. I know people are not even doing one-quarter of what we're doing and they get a lot of grants from government," he said.

“We don’t have electricity in the film village. I’ve spent over N8 billion of my own money building the village, yet I get no government support.” — Film Producer, Kunle Afolayan pic.twitter.com/Uh1EQnUT3h

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