Nkem Owoh Opens Up On Pressure To Join Politics

Veteran actor, Nkem Owoh, has said despite attempts by people to lure him into politics, he rejected the bid because he might get to heights where he would become afraid and get infected by the ‘disease’ affecting Nigeria’s political system.

Nkem Owoh, who described himself as a fearless person in a chat with Midweek Entertainment, also said he shunned politics because he likes using his personality to make people happy.

Giving his views on the forthcoming election, the actor said, “I will just go and vote. I have tried to reject Nigerian politics in its entirety even though I know there are still some good people inside the polity, but the system is like a diseased mesh.

Noting how efforts were made to push him into politics, Nkem Owoh said: “People have tried to draw me into politics but I know that if I put my head into it, I will be infected with the disease and I don’t want it. So, I prefer to stay at the flank. The country will become better when we have reasonable leadership in all directions. And soon it is going to come because I can see the rumples.

“My neck cannot carry it (politics). The thing is, I like where I can smile; you see that I am smiling and you are smiling. Also, I travel and move out alone as I am not afraid of anything. If I were to be in politics, I would have probably gotten to the height where I would be afraid and I don’t want to be afraid,” Nkem Owoh said of the pressure to join politics.

Source: Punch

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