Veteran actor, Jide Kosoko, would have been celebrating his 52 years of acting career, but the death of his wife, Henrietta, some weeks ago made him to shelve the plans. The former President of Association of Theatre Arts Practitioners (ANTP), who returned to acting days back, in this interview with SEGUN ADEBAYO, speaks on the loss of his wife, among other issues.
You just signed an endorsement deal with MeritAbode Limited, owners of Emerald Estates. This is coming at a time when you are yet to get over the demise of your wife, Henrietta. Tell us about the deal.
The deal has actually been on the table for some months now. It was borne out of the fact that the company is genuine and trustworthy. I am happy to be associated with them and I am ready to help the company achieve its aim of bringing me on board.
What did that deal fetch you in terms of cash and other benefits?
It is not in my character to reveal what a deal fetches me. You will agree with me that I don’t do such and this is not going to be an exception. The deal means a lot to me because this will help in ensuring that Nigerians think in the line of owning their houses. This is a way of enlightening the people who believe that what they receive as salaries or proceeds from the little businesses they engage is not good enough to build a house, but that is wrong. If people are really determined and they set their minds at it, they will become house owners. This will also help the country because the people will be happy to avoid getting into the usual controversial landlord-tenant tussle.
It is more than 41 days since you lost your wife, Henrietta. It is on record that you have resumed work. How have you been coping with life without her?
When you say how I have been coping, honestly I don’t know how to answer that question. I don’t know if I should tell you I have been fine or otherwise. I can only say God has been my rock till this moment. The truth is that I am yet to come to terms with the reality that she is no more. I don’t want to believe that she is gone. So many things have been coming up since she passed away and I know things will continue like that for some time.
What are the things that have been coming up?
Why do you want to know those things?
A lot of people are interested in knowing what has been happening to you.
What I can tell those who want to know is that God is in control. I have a serious business in hand now. There are children to take care of, which implies that I have to double my efforts to make sure that I am strong physically and financially to take good care of everybody.
What can you say about her that people didn’t know?
She was everything that you can imagine. Which one do I want to mention that is not important to me? I can’t start to explain everything to you in the course of this interview. I don’t even want to talk about it. I think we should let it be for now.
When she died, there were different reports about what led to her death. The most popular one was that she died of diabetes. Could you tell us what led to her death and your last moments with her?
You still won’t stop asking me questions about her. Everybody knows what led to her death. It is already in the public domain. She died of complications arising from diabetes.
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