Stop Saying You Owe Nobody Nothing, You Owe People Respect – Angela Okorie

Nollywood actress, Angela Okorie has come out to voice out against the “I owe nobody anything” mentality in Nigeria.

She recently had her say via her social media page, and fans have been reacting.

According to her, she can only stress that people do have obligations to others, especially when it comes to respect, empathy, compassion and good character.

Angela added that believing you owe nobody nothing is how Nigeria got to this level of irresponsibility.

Her words, “I owe nobody this, I owe nobody that.. that’s how we got to this level of irresponsibility, broken relationships and a reckless society. Don’t let anybody lie to you. You owe people RESPECT, you owe people EMPATHY, COMPASSION, REGARDS, GOOD CHARACTER and ACCOUNTABILITY.!!”

WOW.

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.