Popular comic actress, Funke Akindele has urged her colleagues in the industry to help up and coming acts.
The multi-award winning Nollywood actress made the statement while speaking on the topic ‘Economy of Talents: Using the Entertainment Industry to rebuild Nigeria’ at the 4th Nigerian Entertainment Conference (NEClive).
Funke who also revealed she used earnings from her brand endorsements to finance her popular TV series 'Jenifa's Diary', further stated that Nigerian celebrities need to work harder in order to achieve their dreams and not wait for opportunities to fall in their laps.
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She then added:"I believe structure matters a lot. How many of us celebrities have lawyers, good managers, and offices? Do we have websites? How big are we online? How are we imparting on people’s lives? What can they see that we have be giving back to the society? In all, I just want us to work harder and together as a team. We all have talent and we should come together and also help the upcoming ones. Do not wait for the government. When you work hard and you are good at what you do, people will look for you."
The TV series has featured a host of celebrities which include Falz, Banky W, Waje, Beverly Osu, Alex Ekubo, Toke Makinwa and others."When I started Jenifa’s Diary. I went to an agency, which I won’t mention. I thought they will be ready to do business with me because Jenifa to me was huge, but they asked me for my pilot. I had to go back to shoot 6 episodes and I started to market it all over again before I could get advert for it. Today it’s huge, it’s on Iroko TV and people keep asking for more episodes. Keep pushing, do it well and be careful about the contracts you sign. Another point is, education is important. We need to know everything going on around us. Thank you."
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