Controversial Nollywood actor, Uche Maduagwu has stated that some Nollywood actresses are jealous of Mercy Johnson‘s new movie, Legend of Inikpi which recently premiered.
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He made this known in a post he sent out via his official Instagram post on Tuesday, 21st January.
He wrote;
“This is so wrong, even if you are absent at the premiere of the legend of inikpi in #Naija, why can’t you support #MercyJohnson by posting the movie trailer or even #pictures of the movie on your #instagram or #twitter page? 🤷♀️🤷♀️When is all this jealousy going to stop in #Nollywood? 🙄When are women ever going to start supporting each other in this industry? 🎬Congrats to my sister, Mercy Johnson Okojie, the legend of inikpi has allegedly been considered to be submitted for 2021 Oscar award nomination #wow, this is another great news. @mercyjohnsonokojie I am proud of you because you have changed the narrative with this #beautiful movie, 🎬i am the only popular #actor in #Nigeria that has ever gotten @chrissyteigen attention in #Hollywood and I hardly praise #movies in #Africa, but this epic #film of yours is indeed the #best Nigerian #cinema film that tells our #story without trying to copy.”