Nollywood actress Uche Jombo has replied to an X user who slammed her for not supporting her colleague and friend, Chioma Akpotha.
Kemi Filani reported that Chioma had beaten Gbubemi Ejeye, Uzoamaka Onuoha, Uche Montana, Hilda Dokubo, Uzoamaka Aniunoh, and Bimbo Ademoye to win the Best Lead Actress award at the AMVCA 11th edition.
Femi Adebayo and other members of Seven Doors had stood in the gap for Chioma to accept her award at the ceremony.
Taking to Twitter, an X user had faulted Uche, who was in attendance, for not picking up Chioma’s award.
“Uche Jombo should have picked up Chioma’s award, not Femi Adebayo. But all the same, congratulations to her”.
Replying to him, Uche noted how Femi was her producer and director and, as such, was more deserving.
“He is her producer and director. The right person to pick it up for her”.
In March, Femi Adebayo, while celebrating Chioma’s birthday,spoke sweetly about working with her. He described Chioma’s talent as pure magic, her humour as infectious, and her energy as unmatched. He added that she brought so much warmth and charm to every role, and Seven Doors wouldn’t have been the same without her.
Seven Doors, which features the likes of Chioma Akpotha, Dele Odule, Wumi Toriola, Kolawole Ajeyemi, and many others, tells the story of a King – a delve into his lineage, his challenging reign as king, and his complex marital life with Amaka (portrayed by Chioma Chukwuka) and six additional wives.
Opening up on why he chose Chioma as the lead actress for his movie, Adebayo claimed it was a divine message as he noted how Chioma initially declined when he reached out to her, but he insisted.
Chioma, on her part, said the universe worked it out for them as she noted she wasn’t available for the role when he first reached out to her. The movie star said she later got hooked on the script and was connected to it, and God made it possible for her to be available for filming.
