CHARLES INOJIE: How 'Na dem dey rush us' went viral – The Nation Nigeria

By Sampson Unamka

Award-winning Nigerian actor, comic, film director, and producer, Charles Inojie just lately revealed how common slang ‘Na dem rush us’ went viral in August 2018.

The College of Port Harcourt graduate made this identified on the ‘Chat room with Woli Arole’ present on Instagram just lately.

Inojie stated the film which he featured in 10 years in the past was God’s approach of paying him for his onerous work.

“I can sit-back to say that was God in motion, to pay me for all of the years of onerous work, for all of the years I’ve completed a primary job from the quantity two place, to pay me for my diligence, handwork, consider, which phrase folks no fast see. One reward God gave me and I feel he by no means wished the reward unnoticed, that was why he went again nearly 10 years again to carry one thing and threw it ahead and stated son reap from this as a result of I gave you the reward and that reward is the reward of spontaneity, the reward to instantaneously, get to a subtext, soar out of the script, soar into the subtext and nonetheless join with the script. It’s a reward. I’ve the capability to wow my director as an actor. As soon as I have a look at the script, have a look at my function and I do know that is the last word vacation spot of this character. God gave me that reward to have the ability to instantly harness all of these elements to allow the character to rapidly speed up to get to his final vacation spot. So, that was how ‘na dem day rush us’ got here.

“Any individual had requested me solely just lately if the strains had been written and I requested the individual once you hear am did they sound like one thing somebody can sit down to put in writing? E no match occur, how them wan take write am.”

Talking additional the one time president of Display screen Writers Guild of Nigeria (SWGN) defined that the supply of his function had a constructive affect on the slang.

“The supply is as vital because the strains, one thing has been written, however the way you ship these strains issues. It’s one other ball recreation, and it was the supply that modified that recreation. That was how the road happened”, Inojie famous.

Inojie who began his profession working as an assistant film director earlier than venturing full-time into appearing and film directing stated he enjoys directing including that “I like to setback and see a bit that I’ve directed, how they settle for it and the affect it makes”.

Charles Inojie, who is healthier identified by his moniker ‘Fortunate Johnson’ is common for his function in ‘The Johnsons’ sitcom.