Mercy Johnson Okojie

Mercy Johnson-Okojie

Mercy Johnson-Okojie is a Nigerian screen actor and producer known for award-recognised performances, feature-film production and appointments to state-government advisory roles.

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About Mercy Johnson Okojie

Profile information current to 2026-08-22.

Nigeria · Actor, Producer

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Also known as: Mercy Johnson
Known for: Nigerian film; Public engagement and cultural advocacy
Country: Nigeria

Actor
Producer

At a glance

She has worked as an actor in Nigerian film and expanded into full-length feature production.
She won the 2013 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Award for Best Actress in a Comedy for Dumebi the Dirty Girl.
The Legend of Inikpi, which premiered in 2020, was reported as her first produced full-length feature.
Her public appointments have included advisory roles announced by the governments of Kogi and Edo states.

Screen work and production

Johnson-Okojie's documented work spans acting and production in Nigerian film. She produced and appeared as Queen Omele in The Legend of Inikpi, reported as her first full-length feature as a producer and premiered in January 2020. A 2026 Premium Times review also identified her as the actor playing Maria in A Hand to Hold.

Award recognition

Her performance record includes a 2009 Africa Movie Academy Awards nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for Live to Remember. In 2013, she won Best Actress in a Comedy at the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards for Dumebi the Dirty Girl.

State-government advisory appointments

In 2017, Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello appointed Johnson-Okojie as Senior Special Assistant on Entertainment, Arts and Culture. In February 2026, the administration of Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo announced her appointment as Special Adviser on Public Engagement and Advocacy. The research record does not independently confirm that she continued in the Edo role through the profile's as-of date.

Timeline

2009 Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role at the Africa Movie Academy Awards for Live to Remember.
2013 Won Best Actress in a Comedy at the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards for Dumebi the Dirty Girl.
2017-03-14 Appointed by Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello as Senior Special Assistant on Entertainment, Arts and Culture, with the appointment reported as effective from 1 April 2017.
2020-01 Debuted as a full-length feature producer with The Legend of Inikpi.
2026-02-19 The administration of Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo announced her appointment as Special Adviser on Public Engagement and Advocacy.

Additional verified details

Current context

Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo's administration announced Mercy Johnson-Okojie's appointment as Special Adviser on Public Engagement and Advocacy. The appointment announcement is supported, but no later official source in the research record independently confirms that she remained in the role through 2026-08-22.

Biographical facts

Her first produced full-length feature, The Legend of Inikpi, premiered in January 2020, and she appeared in the film as Queen Omele.
She played Maria in the 2026 film A Hand to Hold.