Deyemi Okanlawon, a Nollywood actress, has addressed the key obstacles that actors face in the country.
He claimed that thespians in Nigeria’s film industry are grossly underpaid.InformationGuideNigeria
Okanlawon mentioned this when appearing on MTV Base Africa’s Lights, Camera, Stardom with his colleague Daniel Etim-Effiong.NYSC Portal
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He said, “I think [Nollywood] actors are not being paid enough. And the other hand, we are not financially literal enough to use what we do have and maximise it to protect ourselves in the future.”JAMB Portal
Etim-Effiong added: “I also think that the way the [Nigerian movie] industry works, it doesn’t provide enough for the actors to work with both financially and otherwise.JAMB Result
“For example, I don’t think actors are given enough time to prepare [for their roles]. I don’t think actors are given enough time even to work on themselves.”
