“Many Nollywood Stars Have Refused To Pick My Calls” – Ailing Actor Cries Out From Hospital Bed
Veteran Nollywood actor and producer, Obi Madubogwu is currently still recuperating from an illness that has taken its toll on him and has had him bedridden for months in the hospital.
He has been hospitalized for over 2 months now over a near-fatal bout with diabetic sore.
Recently the actor celebrated his birthday and some Nollywood stars like Don Pedro Aganbi (Lagos AGN Chairman), Prince Ifeanyi Dike, Jude Orhorha, Ifeanyi Ikpoenyi, Dozie Eboh, Stanley Okoronkwo, Andy Chukwu and more went to visit him at the Federal Medical Centre in Ebute Metta, Lagos.
During the visit, Obi Madubogwu talked about his disappointment with a number of Nigerian stars that have forgotten him and are not picking his calls even though he had a hand in shaping their movie careers.
He said “I am truly thankful for the people who have been of help to me. But I am surprised at the behaviour of some of the stars whom I helped shape their film careers. Some have received cumulative acting fees from me running into tens of millions of Naira. I remember one who works with Governor Okorocha. I was the one who gave her the first movie role. I called her on the phone once and after that she refused to pick my call subsequently. Many Nollywood stars disappointed me at the point of need, avoiding my phone calls; but God has been great, giving me support from unfamiliar places”.
“I am truly thankful for the people who have been of help to me. But I am surprised at the behaviour of some of the stars whom I helped shape their film careers. Some have received cumulative acting fees from me running into tens of millions of Naira. I remember one who works with Governor Okorocha. I was the one who gave her the first movie role. I called her on the phone once and after that she refused to pick my call subsequently. Many Nollywood stars disappointed me at the point of need, avoiding my phone calls; but God has been great, giving me support from unfamiliar places”.
See photos from the hospital visit on his birthday below.
