Nollywood veteran actor Kanayo O. Kanayo recently described men as “endangered species” during an episode of ‘The Honest Bunch’ podcast, co-hosted by Husband Material and Deity Cole. He expressed concern over the disparity in financial support between male and female actors from wealthy benefactors.

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Kanayo highlighted that rich Nigerian men often lavish significant amounts of money on female actors, making their male counterparts appear less industrious. He emphasized that this financial favoritism extends to significant sums for personal projects, citing instances where female actors receive millions for productions. In contrast, male actors, including himself, are told to work harder instead of receiving similar support.

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Kanayo further pointed out that financial appeals for medical expenses are predominantly made by men, underscoring the financial challenges they face. “Many Nigerian rich men patronise our women and give them benefits that make us look like we are not working hard,” he lamented. “Nigerian rich men, most of them spend money on our girls to the extent that it impoverishes us.

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You call a girl, she’s your girlfriend, she says she wants to do a production and demand N100 million to N150 million and you give her. But if na me wey be KOK, you’ll say ‘go and work hard, my friend.’ The actor added, “Let’s look into this issue because have you seen any lady ask for financial help for any medical expenses? It’s only the men. We are an endangered species, that’s what I am saying.”

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