SAN FRANCISCO, October 16, (THEWILL) – Rahama Sadau, a popular actress in Kannywood – another name for the film industry in Northern Nigeria – who was expelled for hugging and cuddling in a music video, has gotten an invitation to Hollywood.
22-year-old Sadau made this known via her Twitter handle after she received an invitation from Akon, an African-American artiste, to visit a film set in Los Angeles.
Her tweet was confirmed by Akon, Miguel A Nunez Jr., an American comic-actor and Jeta Amata, a Nigerian film maker based in the United States.
“I can’t wait to meet you. We are going to have a blast. You will be huge here,” Nunez Jr. wrote on Twitter.
“We are going to have so much fun. One door closes another one opens.”
“@Rahma_sadau We look forward to seeing one of our own in Hollywood,” 52-year-old Amata tweeted.
“@Rahma_sadau looking forward to seeing u in LA. Let’s empower our women and motivate them to grow. Fanning them is cooler then banning them,” Akon tweeted.
THEWILL recalls that Sadau was banned in October by the Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (MOPPAN) due to her appearance in the music video of ClassiQ, another Hausa indigenous rapper, saying it was immoral.
She however apologised for any anxiety caused by her actions, saying touching is inevitable in her line of work insisting that it was just an act for the camera.
Story by David Oputah
