Nollywood veteran actress, Ini Edo has raised an alarm over the rate at which men now jump from one relationship to another for money.
Ini Edo, who is a Special Assistant to the Akwa Ibom State Governor on Culture and Tourism, stated that while young girls engage in one trade or the other for survival, some men move from one woman to the other for money.
Talking about her new movie with The Sun correspondent, she said;
āMen of these days are not what they used to be. But the issues are not addressed. Nobody is talking about it. Thatās why Uche Jombo and I took that up and made it the theme of our new movie.
āIronically, prostitution has reduced drastically. Young girls now go into different kinds of small-scale businesses like makeup, hair dressing and creams making. They now hustle more to make a living but I canāt say the same thing for men. Iām sorry but thatās the truth. For some men, their job is to move around from one woman to another for money. Itās like a full time job for them and nobody is addressing the issue. Donāt get me wrong, not all men do it, but some of them.ā
On why she is into movie production than acting now, Ini Edo said;
āIām one of the first actors who started film production in Nigeria and also one of the first to take their movies to cinemas. If you can remember āIāll Take My Chancesā, I did it with Emem Isong. The movie gave birth to a new actor, Bryan Okwara. Itās my way of giving back to the industry. I had to tilt towards production of movies to effect the changes I had always wanted to see in the industry. Iām glad I was part of the huge changes we are experiencing now. Another film, āKnocking On Heavens Doorā, I made sure we used new faces in it. That was how Adesua Etomi and Blossom Chukwujekwu came into acting.
āAside that, If I am passionate about a story, I donāt mind the money being paid, Iāll go for the job. Iām not particular about money but the story or lessons behind the film.ā