Hilda Dokubo in an interview with Yes Magazine's publisher, Azuh Arinze has explained why she left Lagos for Rivers State and what acting has not done for her. Hilda used to be very popular some years ago in the movie industry before she delved into other things like politics, but she insists she's still very much into acting.
What has acting not done for you?
Acting has stolen (Laughter) my privacy. What it has not given to me is – it's not given me theability to be as private as I want to be. I'm a very private person, but you can't be private when you are a celebrity and you are in the face of people all the time. People consider you a role model, people are busy setting standards for you, people are busy assuming they know what you want and all of that.
So, it steals your privacy from you.
Specifically, why did you abandon us in Lagos?
Em…you go to where they need you most. In Lagos, there are a lot of us who can do a lot. Plus you know that there's this general saying that the West received education before the South, which may or may not be true. But charity begins at home and whatever you plant at home, be prepared to reap. That's not to say Lagos is completely off my radar. No! Because some of the kids that I train return to Lagos and some of them actually come in from Lagos to get trained and return. So, in a way, you influence your environment and your community, your state, your nation and the whole objective of this is to be able to build a pool of people that you can say Nigerians can depend onbecause they will come out dependable.
What has acting not done for you?
Acting has stolen (Laughter) my privacy. What it has not given to me is – it's not given me theability to be as private as I want to be. I'm a very private person, but you can't be private when you are a celebrity and you are in the face of people all the time. People consider you a role model, people are busy setting standards for you, people are busy assuming they know what you want and all of that.
So, it steals your privacy from you.
Specifically, why did you abandon us in Lagos?
Em…you go to where they need you most. In Lagos, there are a lot of us who can do a lot. Plus you know that there's this general saying that the West received education before the South, which may or may not be true. But charity begins at home and whatever you plant at home, be prepared to reap. That's not to say Lagos is completely off my radar. No! Because some of the kids that I train return to Lagos and some of them actually come in from Lagos to get trained and return. So, in a way, you influence your environment and your community, your state, your nation and the whole objective of this is to be able to build a pool of people that you can say Nigerians can depend onbecause they will come out dependable.
