Sola Sobowale Opens Up on Leaving Nigeria for Her Children
Award-winning Nollywood actress Sola Sobowale has opened up about one of the most difficult decisions of her life stepping away from the limelight and leaving Nigeria at the height of her career. In a deeply personal reflection, Sobowale explained the motivation behind her choice: her children.
âI left Nigeria because I had a purpose. I had to do it for my children,â she said with conviction. âChildren donât ask to be born. They come into this world because someone made a decision. And when you make that decision, you must be ready to carry it with full responsibility. Thatâs what it means to be a parent.â
For years, fans and industry watchers speculated about Sobowaleâs sudden disappearance from the screen. What many didnât realize was that behind the scenes, she was making an extraordinary sacrifice not for fame or comfort, but for motherhood.
âChildren are beautiful. They are not meant to suffer,â she continued. âYou canât just bring them into this life and expect someone else to raise them. It doesnât work like that. You bring them, then you must stay with them and do the work.â
That âwork,â as she describes it, was raising her children with the love, care, and structure they needed to thrive not just emotionally, but with the tools to build a meaningful future. **âYou must love them, care for them, and provide the foundation they need to become somebody in life,â she emphasized.
For Sobowale, the decision to step back from Nollywood was not easy but it was necessary. âI made the choice to become a mother, and I understood the assignment,â she said. âNo matter how hard, no matter the cost, my children deserved the best I could give. Not fame, not stardom, but a future. A real future.â
Now, years later, with her children thriving and her career stronger than ever, Sobowale looks back with peace and pride.
âThatâs why I left Nigeria, and I have no regrets.â
Her story is a powerful reminder of the sacrifices many women make in silence balancing dreams, duty, and motherhood. And in doing so, they redefine success on their own terms.
05/06/2025, 12:47:31
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