King, Jr. in the biographical drama film, Selma, says he misses pounded
yam.
“I miss pounded yam desperately. It is
very tough to get that in Los Angeles. I really love Nigerian food
because it is what I grew up eating. Unfortunately Los Angeles is not
the best place to get Nigerian food.”
While speaking to the Punch Newspapers during the Selma movie
screening, in Nigeria a few days ago, Oyelowo said he was born of a
royal decent in Nigeria.
“I have a very happy life in Los Angeles
and I don’t want to do anything I will not do well. If I am called to be
a king, I would need to be in Nigeria to do it. My profession operates
from Los Angeles. Maybe when I am much older, I would accept such,” he
said.
Oyelowo has not been to Nigeria in the past eight years. He said that there has been a lot of positive change in the country.
“I was in Nigeria about eight years ago and
a lot of things have changed. I see a huge progress has been made in
the country. It is nice to know that I can drive down a street and it
would not be bumpy because of potholes. It is a nice development. The
attitude of Nigerians has also changed and there is a real desire to rid
the country of corruption. Also, there has been technological
advancement in Nigeria. The mobile network revolution is amazing. I
lived in Nigeria from 1982 to 1989 and the infrastructure I have also
seen are really impressive.
I am a very proud Nigerian and my prayer is
that the coming election would not have a negative connotation where
there would be any violence or corruption around the ballot boxes. There
is a very beautiful narrative building around Nigeria and we are
progressing in a lot of areas. I am just hoping that any troubles around
the election would not set us back,” he said.
