Veteran Nollywood comic actor, John Okafor, aka
Mr. Ibu has reacted to the news of her foster daughter, Jasmine, getting married to her TikTok lover.
Speaking with The Punch, during an interview
about the forthcoming wedding to be held soon, the comic actor noted that he
has no problem with the new development as he has been looking forward to
Jasmine’s marriage.
In his words: “She is not my biological daughter but I trained her. She
calls me daddy and I call her daughter. I am okay with it (her getting
married). I have been praying for them and I will keep on doing that. Man and
woman got to know each other one day. It is a gradual process. However, I don’t
want to see tears.
About his experience in the early days of his
career, the comedy actor said, “My experience in the industry has been nice but
in the course of building my career, I encountered a lot of bad people. I was
beaten publicly several times because of the roles I have played. I have also
received slaps for free but those incidents did not get me angry.”
When asked
if he agrees with those who say entertainers should stop campaigning for
politicians if they cannot tell them the truth about the plight of the masses
when it matters, Mr. Ibu said: “(I am) completely okay (with it). I have
rejected many invitations to be part of the campaigns of politicians. Any
politician that does not have the interest of the people at heart should not be
voted for.
Many of them (politicians)
will use every language they know to get on the good side of the public and get
their votes. But, when they get into office, they would not give the public
what they promised. That is why it is hard for me to go for campaigns. I walked
into (Bola) Tinubu’s own. I was told he called us for a meeting. I walked in
and saw a campaign going on.”
Insisting that he does not want any of his
children to bear a resemblance to him, he said, “God forbid that my children
look like me. There must be something wrong with any of my children who decides
to resemble me.”
