Lagos has launched a health insurance scheme for veteran
Nollywood actors and filmmakers.
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor, announced this on Twitter
after hosting some veterans to dinner on Monday.
Nollywood veterans soliciting financial aid from citizens
during the health crisis have been in public discourse.
Sanwo-Olu said the insurance scheme would ensure these actors and filmmakers are covered for medical care.
“We realise that this
industry is one of the highest employers of labour,” the governor said.
“The veterans and practitioners have continued to provide
succour and a means of livelihood to a lot of citizens.
“More importantly, they give freshness to our lives through
their stories.
“The health insurance
scheme is part of our interventions to assist them with access to health care
in public health facilities.
“This scheme will be specially categorised for professionals
in the film business and those who have shaped our society with their craft.”
Among those who attended the dinner are Idowu Philips,
Adebayo Salami, and a host of others.
Last March, the actresses Toyin Abraham and Mercy Aigbe sought
support for Kemi Afolabi, an ailing actress.
Afolabi had revealed that she was diagnosed with lupus and
that her doctor said she had five years to live.
Emeka Ani, an actor, sought financial aid in 2021 after
undergoing what he described as a “major surgery” in Imo.
In mid-2020, the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) signed an MoU
with a health services provider to end the practice of soliciting funds for
medical emergencies among its members and other independent actors.
Asked about the status of the scheme, the AGN lamented the
seeming disinterest of many actors.
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