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  • Updated: September 18, 2020

'5 People Died In My Set', Kanayo O Kanayo Opens Up Law School Experience

'5 People Died In My Set', Kanayo O Kanayo Opens Up Law Scho

Veteran actor, Kanayo O Kanayo, who was days ago called to bar, has opened up on the ordeal at law school, one which he describes as “an uneasy”.

Speaking with BBC Igbo, 58-year-old Kanayo said that he had since had the intention of studying law, but he was given Philosophy as a course of study at the University of Lagos (UNILAG).

According to the actor who narrated his experience, lawyers should be honoured because they have gone through a lot to get to such a stage.

He noted that five people died during his set and 700 people failed out of about 2,500 people that were examined.

The actor said: “It’s not easy o! If you say it is, then have a go at it. About 2500 of us were examined. 700 failed. It’s no secret; it’s in the books. Law schools don’t discern between the rich and the poor,” he said.

“You can’t influence results. Up to three people mark a script. So you can’t say you failed because an examiner hates you. You’re expected to attend 75 percent of the lectures.

“Make even 74.99 percent and you’re out. In my set, five people died. There was this young man who read on January first until he collapsed and died. Our exams started on January 10.

“It’s not something you survive only to see people joke about you when you’re back just because they used to see you on TV. If you see lawyers, value them because they’ve gone through a lot.”

The journey into becoming a lawyer

Kanayo said he made the decision that he has to be a lawyer before he dies while stating that what he does in Nollywood is also about speaking.

“It’s been a long time since I decided I wanted to become a lawyer. It’s that thing I wanted to study but I was given Philosophy at the University of Lagos,” the legal practitioner recounted.

“I decided that before I enter my grave, I must become a lawyer. Well, it has happened. It has been my intention and it’s what I want to be. What we do in Nollywood is also about speaking.

“Be it to the government or the citizens. We speak for the voiceless. It’s essentially the same thing lawyers do. I will push for solutions to support my colleagues in the fight for truth and justice.
“What we have in Nollywood is that everyone is in their corner. No one want’s to push for policies and legal backings that will favour the industry. Take the National Assembly for an example; a private member bill can be sponsored towards putting things in motion in Nollywood industry.”

 

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