Veteran Yoruba Nollywood actor Wale Sanusi has voiced his disappointment over the meager payment he received after working on a film set in Oyo State for three days.
In an interview with FeelRightNews TV on YouTube, Sanusi shared his painful experience, revealing that he was paid only N10,000 for his role in the production.
The actor explained that he took the job because it was presented as a major project. Despite his initial doubts, he traveled from Lagos to Oyo State, expecting fair compensation for his work. However, what he encountered on set left him deeply disheartened.
Sanusi revealed that the accommodation arrangements on set only added to his frustration. While other actors in similar roles were provided with separate lodging, he was housed alongside the crew members. This left him feeling undervalued and questioning his place in the industry.
After the project concluded, Sanusi returned to Lagos, only to face yet another disappointment. Upon checking his bank account, he was shocked to find that his payment for three days of work amounted to just N10,000. The actor admitted that the moment he saw the credit alert, he was overcome with…
In his words; “Some years ago, I went to work for a lady in Oyo State. This lady was much younger than me, and I believe she was still in primary school when I started my acting career. However, due to the way the job was presented to me as a big project, I couldn’t reject it, so I traveled to Oyo State. Normally, the hotel where the crew members stayed was different from where the main actors stayed. Those of us who were meant to play the roles of village chiefs were lodged in a separate hotel, while I was lodged in the same hotel as the crew members. This made me very angry, and I wondered when I would become someone prominent in this acting profession.”
“Even my fellow actors, who were meant to play the same role as me in the movie, were lodged in a separate hotel, while I was placed among the crew members. After we completed the job, which I had left Lagos and traveled to Oyo to spend three days, I checked my account and saw that I was paid only N10,000. I was pained. I cried when i saw the credit alert on my phone because i spent three days at the location,” he added.