Veteran Nollywood actress, Patience Ozokwor, 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.
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“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 forever,” she said.
She urged her colleagues to learn to go for regular medical check-ups and curb some
things detrimental to their health.
She recalled how she had an encounter with her maker, who transformed her life and asked her to work for Him.
“It was in 2016 when God called me to work for Him. Then, I used to
be a teacher in the church, but I didn’t climb the pulpit. It’s not
something I can explain.
“God asked me to separate myself so that He wants to talk with me. I
thought somebody was talking to me, but I discovered it was a voice
coming from somewhere.
“It took me time to accept to submit myself for 21 days and it was
extended to 30 days. My son reminded me that the owner of my life is
asking me to separate myself for 21 days and I didn’t want to yield to
his call and that He may make it 100 days.
“At that point, I quietly went in, and by the time I came out from
those 30 days, I became a changed person. And how I knew He was the one
who called me, he created a platform for me to appear on stage to give a
testimony of What He did with me for 30 days. While I was giving the
testimony, people started falling under the anointing.
“And after the encounter, other pastors and evangelists started
inviting me to their programmes. That’s how I became an evangelist,” she
narrated.
