Nigerian actress and talk show host, Bimbo Akintola has shared her opinion on the role of the movie industry regarding the rise of immorality in the society.
She claimed that since the issue might be linked to improper parenting, Nollywood should not be held responsible for the activities that youngsters are involved in today.
In an interview with The Punch Newspaper, Bimbo Akintola claimed that rather than inventing social vices, the movie industry only mirrored them.
Bimbo Akintola said:
“It is not true that movies are responsible for the decadence in society. Yes, the industry educates on what is going on in society; but, are you telling me that Nigerians don’t raise their children at home anymore?
I remember my upbringing; and I know what was real and what was not. What is happening in society these days is that mothers are so busy. With existing realities, both parents have to make money to keep their children on a certain level of affluence.
Now, children are practically been raised by nobody. My mother raised us. She had a big shop which she usually closed at the same time with our schools. She was a millionaire, but she would always go home to be with us.
But, parents cannot afford to do that anymore. Back then, a lot of mothers stayed at home, but mothers cannot afford that anymore. The industry is not what is affecting society. Rather, it is reflecting the problems in society.”
Akintola was born on 5 May 1970 to a father from Oyo State and a mother from Edo State. She studied at Maryland Convent Private School in Lagos State. She proceeded to Command Day Secondary School, Lagos. She earned a degree in Theater Arts from University of Ibadan.
The actress performed every weekend with the late Jaiye Aboderin at a club called Divine on Allen Avenue in Lagos when she was still in school.