‘Nobody owes you anything,’ Omotola Jalade slams entitlement mentality

Nollywood veteran Omotola Jalade Ekeinde has spoken up regarding what she described as an entitlement mentality in Nigerian society.

The actress, while speaking during an episode of Activating Success With Love Idoko, explained that she has observed a growing culture of begging among Nigerians.

Omotola stressed that she does not support or encourage begging under normal circumstances, except in life-and-death situations. She urged people to seek ways to work and provide for themselves rather than rely on begging.

“A lot of Nigerians take opportunities for granted. And one thing we have to understand is that nobody owes you anything. Nigerians now have a culture of begging. I don’t support or encourage begging. I believe that there is no reason why anybody can’t work. There is something you can do. There is a kind of value you can bring to humanity. Everybody has needs, including me. There are some needs I have that if I was entitled I would go and beg certain people. So, don’t feel like because you don’t have money like me, you are the only one who has a reason to beg. At every level, we all have needs. But we are all struggling through it. Even if you have to beg, it should be a life-and-death situation. Try as much as you can not to beg and be a nuisance. Begging reduces your own self-worth. If you must beg, let it be in a desperate situation. And don’t do it with entitlement,” she said.