Selma actor, David Oyelowo says what he “desperately misses” about Nigeria & more (READ)

by Anike Jacobs

Aww, how sweet!
Nigerian-born British actor, David Oyelowo who played Martin Luther King, Jr. in the biographical drama film, Selma, says he misses pounded yam.
Here him:

 “I miss pounded yam desperately. It is very tough to get that in Los Angeles. I really love Nigerian food because it is what I grew up eating. Unfortunately Los Angeles is not the best place to get Nigerian food.”

While speaking to the Punch Newspapers during the Selma movie screening, in Nigeria a few days ago, Oyelowo said he was born of a royal decent in Nigeria.

“I have a very happy life in Los Angeles and I don’t want to do anything I will not do well. If I am called to be a king, I would need to be in Nigeria to do it. My profession operates from Los Angeles. Maybe when I am much older, I would accept such,” he said.

Oyelowo has not been to Nigeria in the past eight years. He said that there has been a lot of positive change in the country.

“I was in Nigeria about eight years ago and a lot of things have changed. I see a huge progress has been made in the country. It is nice to know that I can drive down a street and it would not be bumpy because of potholes. It is a nice development. The attitude of Nigerians has also changed and there is a real desire to rid the country of corruption. Also, there has been technological advancement in Nigeria. The mobile network revolution is amazing. I lived in Nigeria from 1982 to 1989 and the infrastructure I have also seen are really impressive.

I am a very proud Nigerian and my prayer is that the coming election would not have a negative connotation where there would be any violence or corruption around the ballot boxes. There is a very beautiful narrative building around Nigeria and we are progressing in a lot of areas. I am just hoping that any troubles around the election would not set us back,” he said.

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