Popular Nollywood actress Mary Remmy Njoku has questioned why Nigerians refer to those who speak with Nigerian accents a “local”.
The actress/producer said there are foreigners in Nigeria who speak English with an accent but they are not shamed for that, yet Nigerians shame themselves for speaking with an accent.
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She encouraged Nigerians to embrace their accents and leave the foreign accents for when they travel abroad.
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