Patience Ozokwor, the veteran Nollywood actress, who is popularly called Mama G, has revealed root causes of incessant deaths among Nollywood actors. Mama G, who made this statement in Lagos during the week, blamed the deaths on the carelessness and negligence on the part of the actors. She also explained why she broke down in tears at the funeral rites of the late comic actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr.
Ibu, which took place in his home town in Enugu State late last month. “When you are doing something you are enjoying, you wouldn’t bother to take care of your health. Once there is life in you, you keep doing what you are doing.
And it’s something that pays back on your body. “Some people are so careless that when they are sick instead of going to the hospital for a proper check-up, they prefer to visit a chemist or a pharmacy to buy a pain reliever. It’s no longer safe with me.
“I don’t know how many people are thinking like myself. That’s why I blamed it on carelessness. We are trying to put smiles on the faces of people while forgetting to take care of our health,“ Mama G added.
Explaining why she broke down in tears at Mr. Ibu’s burial, Mama G said it dawned on her that the actor was gone forever when she went close to his corpse and called him by the name she used to call him, but he didn’t respond. “At that moment, I broke down in tears.
It’s not because I was expecting him to respond, but it was when I realized that this man is gone .
