One Of Nollywood’s Best Actress Nnenna Nwabueze Known As ‘Merit’ Reveals About Her Life After Her Role In The Home Movie ‘LIVING IN BONDAGE’ – Must Read

Her real name is Nnenna Nwabueze–Okonta but she is fondly called Merit, following the visible role she played in that pioneering Igbo movie, ‘Living in Bondage’.

This beautiful mother of six children disappeared from the screen immediately after the film was released into the market in 1992.

She was married off, and her heartthrob, Chief Okonta, who died few days to their 22nd wedding anniversary, on March 15, 2016, wouldn’t want to lose her to another man.

Hence, she disappeared from the screen to solidify her marriage, and, after 20 years of building her marriage, the husband allowed her to stage a comeback to her first love- acting, in 2014.

In this encounter, ‘Merit’ recounts the sweet-bitter story of her journey into marriage; the challenges of being a widow and what the future holds for her and her children.

How the journey started I met my husband for the first time on February 28, 1994. But on March 12, we had our introduction party in Lagos, and on the 26th of the same month, we did our traditional marriage in my village.

The popularity of the pioneering film, “Living in Bondage”, was all over the place and people from all walks of life attended our traditional marriage ceremony.
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All these small small shildren will not know this woman.

If you no sabi this woman next time you greet me add Uncle!