Genevieve Nnaji

Why Genevieve, Omotola are ‘jobless’, says Obi Emelonye

Ever paused to ask why Genevieve Nnaji and Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, two Nollywood famed actresses, are virtually disappearing from your home video screens these days?

If you can’t find any answer to this poser, then, you will have to turn to ace producer, Obi Emelonye, for a likely hint.

According to the producer and director of Mirror Boy and Last Flight to Abuja, the actresses are victims of their own success, as few opportunities have come their way recently.

In an interview, Emelonye was quoted to have said that “Genevieve and Omotola are the two biggest actresses we have in Nollywood. They cannot afford to charge less than their status and that is where the problem comes in. Their charges are probably above what the industry can afford. Their charges are like half of the entire production budget of a movie, so which producer can afford that?”

“What they can do now, as it is with other big stars all over the world, is that they should begin to fund their own productions and act in them. They can act whatever role(s) will enhance their brands. They need to start a production company now and push themselves because they need to remain relevant and must not be seen as jobless. If corporate bodies perceive them as jobless, they won’t want to do business with them and might even price them cheap.”