“Nollywood Is Arguably Controlled By Women” – Actress, Mary Njoku recounts challenging experience

Nollywoodd actress Mary Njoku, has shared a post via Instagram, noting that women sign almost all cheques and she narrated how a family member wrote her off as “an actress whose career refused to blow”.

She wrote;

“Dear women, women are doing big things too!. A few weeks ago, a family member needed a guarantor for her rent and I went to the lawyer’s office to sign.

“I spent over 45 minutes trying to convince her to afford the rent but she didn’t believe me. She thought I was an actress whose career has refused to blow. She needed proof that I am truly the founder of ROK or the CEO of the studio.

“I google my name but she didn’t agree. In her eyes, I can’t be me. I am a small girl. The agent and I begged her to do her small research but refused.

“I told her I will get the CEO of IROKOTV to co_sign but she said I was calling big names. She insisted on seeing my business card. I had none. Business card that I can write anything on!

“I had to call a male colleague whose career is ‘stronger’ than mine to help be the guarantor. She was a fan and super happy.

“Today, Nollywood is arguably controlled by women. we sign almost all the cheques! But I guess I am too young and too simple to be me.

“I had no entourage. I waited at their reception. I was super polities to her. She even asked for the name of my grandfather’s village. I was nice. Yet she insisted on being a fool. Sad”.