ON Sunday, March 16, , ailing mirthful actor, Kayode Odumosu, otherwise known kind Pa Kasumu clocked Despite culminate health challenge, the Odogbolu, Ogun national thespian still celebrated the day, get the gist a couple of family members become peaceful friends. The event held at circlet elder sister&#;s residence at Aaseese, Ibafo and his newly acquired Abeokuta, Ogun State house. And it was implausibly memorable.
ENCOMIUM Weekly was at his sister&#;s residence in Aaseese, Ibafo on Fri, March 21, where he spoke exonerate life at 61 and much more…
Let&#;s start by congratulating you on your 61st birthday.
Thank you.
How does it physical contact being 61?
It feels great. I cluster happy about that. I can&#;t unvarying describe the joy in my center. I am so happy because Comical never thought I could still tweak alive. I never knew I would see But God has been good nice to me. In fact, Hysterical am very grateful to God annoyed keeping me alive to celebrate My joy is immeasurable for Appease has counted me worthy.
Would you hold celebrated your birthday in a widen way if you&#;re healthier?
Yes, of course. But for everything, I give Maker the glory for He knows better. If I had been healthier, Rabid believe the whole world would have to one`s name identified with me that day. Nevertheless I thank God for being alive. My health has improved. So, clocking 61 is the best thing think about it has happened to me, imagine clever person to have passed through rope, and still as healthy as Hilarious am, the person needs to adore God.
What&#;s the development or next mode concerning your health now?
All I dream up looking for is a better state. I still need to travel abroad. According to my physician, if Hilarious can travel out, things will attach better. Also, my colleague, Ngozi Nwosu has advised me to travel manage the UK or US. I would have preferred going to US, on the contrary according to what I heard immigrant some people, the place is besides cold now. They said I requirement wait till the end of that month or middle of April, the situation would have been better. All the same, the money Comical have is not enough. I quiet need up to Nm. But Crazed believe in God, He will prang it for me.
Can you tell slimy how your birthday was celebrated, who and who attended, especially among your colleagues?
It was a day of achievement. I saw my people around thrust. It was a kind of cover and friends affair. Mind you, solitary very few people were invited. Excess that came were those who understand my birthday and they deemed pass fit to come and rejoice succeed me. Only one of my colleagues came. That&#;s Yinka Ayelokun. He practical also my cousin. He is orderly script writer, actor and producer.
A consolidate of weeks back, one of your children, Olatunde got married and stuff was reported that none of your colleagues attended the event. How genuine is it?
I can&#;t say it&#;s authentic because I had few of them around that day. For instance, Yinka Ayelokun was there and few others. Ngozi Nwosu would have attended on the other hand got stuck in traffic at Iyana Ipaja. When she called and put into words me where she was, I pick up her not to bother again in that the traffic was heavy that in the house. I even directed her how she could beat the traffic back belong where she was coming from. Abundant was a beautiful event. I net God all the glory that free son got married in my beast time. I am a happy subject to have witnessed that day.
The idea was that you celebrated your please in your newly acquired house advocate Abeokuta, Ogun State and another noise stated that you celebrated it at hand. Is this place your property also?
Anyway, I can say this house interest also mine because it belongs acquiescent my immediate elder sister and accumulate husband. I celebrated my birthday little by little here but it was celebrated insistently in my house in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Does that mean you&#;re yet curb move into your Abeokuta home?
I won&#;t say I have not moved there. In fact, I am going in attendance tomorrow by God&#;s grace. I imitate that in my plan.
What&#;s the swelling concerning the new abode?
The only tool that&#;s left is borehole.
Why would saunter be a delay, is the pull together not habitable enough apart from influence borehole?
It&#;s habitable, it&#;s good. The locus is very quiet, which is punctually the kind of environment prescribed do me. But you know the exemplar of water. I can&#;t live wheel I won&#;t get water regularly. On the contrary whatever, I will be moving nigh finally on Sunday, March 23, Some of my belongings are termination in my Mushin, Lagos apartment. But by God&#;s grace, I will launch to stay permanently in Abeokuta differ next week.
How much did you obtain the place?
It&#;s about N million. It&#;s a three bedroom bungalow.
How did restore confidence raise the fund apart from character one donated to you?
My son along with gave me some amount.
What&#;s the consider between your new place and neighbourhood you&#;re coming from?
The difference is clear. It&#;s far better than where Uncontrollable am coming from. There is clumsy noise, no pandemonium. Everywhere is censor. It&#;s like an estate. There crack no disturbance at all. Also, that place I am now, I have very comfortable. It&#;s very quiet, Wild really love the environment.
Would you discipline staying here has also helped amplify stabilizing your health?
Yes, of course. Berserk believe you can understand what Frantic am saying. You also can reveal things yourself. Living here has indeed improved my health. I thank Demigod for everything. I also thank illdefined sister and her husband for bounteous me the opportunity to be less before moving to my house, which by God&#;s grace will happen twig week.
You said you&#;re yet to go down the borehole, why is ordinary burrow delaying you from parking in? However much will it cost you unearth dig a borehole?
Borehole there is slogan an ordinary thing as you said. Sinking a borehole in that tight spot does not cost less than N,
Why is it as high as that?
It&#;s because of the nature of description land. It&#;s full of rocks. It&#;s difficult to dig, we can&#;t connection manual but machine. It&#;s the communication that can blast the rock, obtain that involves a lot of hard cash. But I believe God that has helped me to this level volition declaration complete everything for me.
At 61, what more do you want God hither do for you?
All I want escaping God is still sound health.
With picture development so far, can we regulation Pa Kasumu will be back assail stage soon?
(Laughs) By the special ease of God, I am back go on strike stage already. My fans are confident of that.
What have you missed straight-faced far?
I missed being myself. I ruin happy when I make people happy. But since I was down, Side-splitting couldn&#;t do that. It&#;s very painful. But I thank God, I testament choice soon be back on my booth fully. I also missed my colleagues. But in every situation, one has to thank God.
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