Veteran Nollywood actress, Ngozi Nwosu, has recounted how her home State of Abia State ‘abandoned’ her when she desperately needed support, while battling kidney-related ailment.
Angered by the lack of support from her home State during her time of need in 2012, the 61-year-old vowed not to give it any free service.
As at 2012, Theodore Ahamefula Orji was the governor of Abia State.
“I have personally decided that there is nothing my Abia State will call me for, that I would do free of charge. They would pay through their nose for me to go. I’m from Arochukwu, a local government area in the State,” she said.
Ngozi Nwosu said that a fan linked her to the Lagos State government, adding that fame was her saving grace.
“It was the fame I had through the roles I played in a series that helped me when I needed help. Because the person who reached out to the Lagos state government to save my life did that because she loves me as her favorite actor.”
Nwosu began her acting career in Yoruba-language films, before making her home-video debut in ‘Living in Bondage,’ an Igbo-language film considered to begin the video film era of Cinema of Nigeria.