Issues Relating to Money Lending: A Study of Ọfọ na Ogu; A Nollywood Play
Conference: ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)
Presenter(s): Juliet Ifunanya Okeyika
Tags: 2025 Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka Anambra State Juliet Ifunanya Okeyika
Abstract
This study advances on examining some issues related to money lending as portrayed through the plot of a Nigerian Igbo play. Films are reflections of personal creative vision of a director. The problems of money could necessitate the quest for borrowing, hence the need to meet a money lender. However, there appears to be a decline in the practice because of the mischievous dispositions of the two parties involved, especially the lenders towards the adequate execution of terms of agreement. The data for this study were collected from personal communications and a Nigerian Igbo Play titled Ọfọ na Ogu. This study adopts the Auteur Theory and theory of Narrativity. Findings posit that money lending has contributed immensely to both human and community developments in the society. Again that spiritual and physical implications are deeply associated with money lending which tend to create adverse effects on the parties involved. The suggestion of this study could give rise to the Igbo adage which says “mmadụ kwesịrị ịmụ anya ka azụ”. This study concludes that money lending in one way or the other is a life saver if devoid of all the negative elements associated with the process.
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