Clarion Chukwura, the Nollywood superstar, has shared a slew of photos to mark her 57th birthday.
The film star also took to Instagram to pen an ode to Nigeria, spotlighting the country’s cultural diversity.
“Nigeria, with my myriad of cultural and ethnic groups, sometimes, I look confused to the rest of the world in my diversity; outdated and uncivilized with customs steeped in tradition,” she wrote.
“Still, they were attracted to my many blessings. I used to be called the giant of Africa, the land of black gold, fighting and winning battles for my African kin, commanding respect!
“Now, on wobbly legs, I say, I am unbreakable! Cameroon has taken from me, Ghana has lived in me, Togo has worked in me, Lebanon has traded in me, Niger has overflooded me, South African liberty benefitted from me.”
Chukwura spoke of Nigeria’s sociopolitical struggles, blaming what she termed “poisonous elements”.
“My borders have been left open to exploiters for as long as I remember, my values sunk into the pit,” she added.
“But, my sons and daughters have built the world. And, though I suffer endlessly from headaches and stomach pains inflicted by poisonous elements within myself, I remain standing!
“Sadly, it has dawned on me, that I am falling, stripped, and begging for respect. I need mercy to uphold me, hope to clothe me, restoration to bring back my glory.
“So I can still say I am strong in my diversity and I can again be called the giant of Africa because God is in me.”
Born as an only daughter to a family of four in 1964, Chukwura is a mum to Clarence Peters, music video director.
See the photos below.
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