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Popular Nollywood actress and reality TV star, Carolyna Hutchings, recently hushed a journalist of a popular newspaper (name withheld for ethical reasons) for referring to her as an actress.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelReportedly, all went well when the interviewer asked Carolyna: “Tell us a personal narrative that inspired you to run for office?” to which she responded:
“Personally I fight against injustice. It breaks my heart to see people suffer and I witness this everyday, it is all around me since I could remember. People work so hard, some die not achieving anything, while some are struggling in abject poverty. I believe in empowerment, I like to see others win while I win, when things are going well for me and someone around me is suffering, it makes me uncomfortable personally. Like I mentioned earlier, I run an NGO, from my personal resources, I know what I see or hear on a daily basis, I know how much I spend from the profit I make from my job, it is never enough. The suffering keeps increasing, it is very heartbreaking. I am tired of seeing people suffer. I am inspired to make a change in the lives of people, especially in the lives of the people of Akwa Ibom state.”
Just in case you missed it, Hutchings surprised everyone when she revealed earlier this year that she would be running for the position of deputy governor of Akwa Ibom state under the African Action Congress.
The actress then went haywire when the interviewer asked her: “Do you think the way institutionalized politics is conceptualized in Nigeria favours an actor, like you?”
To this, Hutching hushed the interviewer, thus: “I would like to correct this narrative, first of all I am the CEO of Hutchings LTD, a construction company and an oil and gas company. I build homes, I service the upstream sector, acting is a talent turned into my third profession. I am more of a builder and an oil and gas guru than I am an actor. However, I understand your question from the prism of visibility. Politics favours anyone that is willing to serve the country and can demonstrate that they can and have created positive and lasting change. I have been in the people service industry for a long time with my NGO Hopeville Foundation where we give support to women in several areas including business, healthcare, education, feeding, etc. With political success, I will be able to scale these services to the great people of Akwa Ibom state in particular.”
Just when the journalist apparently struggled to slurp it all up by moving ahead to the next question: “You have never been known to use your fame to raise awareness for a particular issue, do you think this may count against you?”
Hutchings simply lathered some more hushes on him: “Obviously you have never followed my story because this is very untrue. Those who have followed my movement know I have always spoken against injustice. I have protested for Nigerians enslaved in Libya, the pictures are on Google. I have fought for the Ayeni conjoined twins, during #ENDSars I boldly called out a current presidential candidate. We have fed thousands of people, empowered women businesses and given medical support to women. The first time Lekki toll increment commenced, I was one of the first persons to kick against it publicly cause I felt it will take a toll on people already struggling to survive. I have spoken up against police brutality, against students sitting at home because of the ASUU strike and so much more. I have always used my voice to speak out against injustice. You should follow my movement.”
According to Wikipedia: “Carolyna Hutchings, known previously as Caroline Danjuma and Caroline Ekanem, is a Nigerian actress. She made her screen debut in 2004, starring in some of Chico Ejiro’s popular films. After a hiatus from the film industry, she made a comeback in 2016, producing and starring in the romantic thriller, ‘Stalker.’”
