Veteran Nollywood actress Ronke Oshodi Oke has opened up about her potential involvement in future political campaigns. She recently had her say during an appearance on the digital talk show Africa A-List, and fans have been reacting.
Addressing her audience directly, Ronke Oshodi revealed that any future public alignment with political figures would be driven entirely by financial necessity rather than a genuine political conviction or ideological support.
The moviestar concluded by saying that Nigerians should not drag her when she tries to put food on her table.
Her words, “My people, if you ever see me standing behind a politician, just know Ronke wants to eat. She is looking for something to put food on her table. Try to understand and don’t drag me.”
Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.
The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.
Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.
Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.
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