Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar has opened up about the challenging period she experienced during her illness, revealing that some colleagues she expected to support her did not reach out or visit her.
Speaking with Saturday Beats, the actress said she initially felt angry about how some people in the industry treated her but has since chosen not to hold a grudge, saying she does not know what information they had received about her at the time.
“I didn’t say they abandoned me. We are not friends. You know how it is in an industry. When one person says one thing, every other person assumes that’s the truth. So, I don’t blame them. If somebody said something that was presumably said by me, the proper thing to do was to call me and ask me. You don’t go behind after telling me to write a report, and I write that report, you didn’t act on the report, and then you just give me an indefinite suspension. You didn’t visit me when I was sick, nothing. They didn’t send anybody. They just left me to die, but God said I will live.”
Abubakar said her experience changed her perspective on some relationships in the entertainment industry, stressing that neither she nor those who failed to support her owed each other anything.
“They don’t owe me anything, and I do not owe them anything. Someone I didn’t even expect told me this. But I’m here. God has been wonderful. You would not know that I’ve gone through what I’ve gone through. God has worked in me heavily because without God in my life, I don’t know what I would have done. But, it doesn’t change the love I have for my colleagues. Sometimes, they might not know what is happening, then when one person picks a narrative, that person will run with it and tell other people. So, I don’t know what they heard. It’s okay. I don’t judge them. I’m grateful for every experience. I was angry initially, but I don’t know what they’ve gone through, too.”
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The actress also reflected on the severity of her health challenges, saying many people did not expect her to survive.
“So many people didn’t expect me to survive, but I am here. I saw everything. Everybody’s character and the judgment they passed, I saw everything. But we’re not talking about the past. We’re talking about the future, and I’m a changed person. I’m changed, even the way I talk.”
Prompt News reports Abubakar also acknowledged those who stood by her during the difficult period, naming musicians, sports personalities and fellow actors who offered assistance.
“Among the musicians that I reached out to, Patoranking was one of the wonderful ones. I really appreciate him. I sent messages to Don Jazzy over 19 times but he never replied. Ahmed Musa was kind to me, too.
“But Mercy (Eke), Big Brother, shocked me the most, and I’m so grateful for her, and a few of my junior colleagues, including Destiny Etiko, Lizzy Gold, Monica Friday, Queeneth Agbor, and Regina Daniels, who gave me the biggest support, in terms of free medical treatment. It’s something I cannot say thank you enough for.”
