Nollywood actor, Uzor Arukwe, has opened up on his journey into the movie industry, recalling how a popular telecommunication Company, Etisalat Nigeria, dismissed him in 2012.
Etisalat was one of Nigeria’s four largest telecommunications before it announced its brand name change to 9Mobile in 2017.
Naija News reports that Uzor, in a recent interview with media personality, Chude Jidenonwo, said he was sacked while hoping for a promotion from specialist to manager after years with the telecom firm.
The thespian stated that he ‘took the fall’ for an incident in his department since he was the team lead but failed to explain what transpired.
Uzor said an attempt to get into Nollywood also failed, stressing he was jobless from November 2012 to November 2013 with nobody calling him for movie roles.
However, when he eventually started getting roles, he was paid N1,000, N2,000, and N10,000 and even received “thank you for coming” as payment at one point.
He said, “I worked…