November 25, (THEWILL) – Veteran Nollywood actress, Ngozi Nwosu has recounted how Abia state, where she hails from, left her when she required support in the period she battled against a kidney-related ailment. Because of the Abia state government’s lack of support, the 61-year-old vowed not to provide the state with a free service.
“I have personally decided that there is nothing my Abia State will call me for, that I would go for free. They would pay through their nose for me to go. I’m from Arochukwu, a local government area in the state,” she said.
Nwosu mentioned that a fan linked her to the Lagos State government and 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.
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