What appears to be an insider account of what happens in Nigeria's
movie industry popularly referred to as Nollywood, was given by Stella
Damasus recently in an interview.
The sultry actress was speaking in reaction to the demise of Enebeli
Elebuwa who died on the 5th of December in India after battling with
stroke. Damascus accused her colleagues in the industry of playing to
the gallery when the veteran actor was ill and expressed her anger
that rather than show genuine concern, they were busy seeking means of
enriching their own pockets.
"I'm very angry because the people in my industry are hypocrites. she
started. "That man was ill for a long time in lagos and they turned it
into a fanfare.
People would go andvisit him and take pictures with him, post it on
twitter, on Facebook, on their blogs; they used it to make people feel
that they are philanthropists but nobody lifted a finger to take care
of him or help his family.
"They are more interested in politics; who would be president, how
they can visit dignitaries, who would dash them money. Nobody cares
about the elderly people in theindustry. We know how to celebrate
people when they die, but when they are alive, whatdo we do for them,
especially the sick ones?
"The Delta state government eventually sponsored him to India. I'm
just very pained," she said sadly.
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