Six
months after his wife, Henrietta’s death, Nollywood actor Jide Kosoko has
declared he missed her especially her delicious dishes.
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| late Henrietta |
In an interview with PUNCH he said, “I miss everything about her, yes, she was human and she had her flaws
but I must confess I would miss her for so many things. She was my companion
because we were in the same profession. She was not only my wife but we were in
the same industry together. I still dream about her but it is mostly based on
my imagination. How I hope she was still alive. I would miss her food because
she was a fantastic cook.”
Also
talking on all the controversies that cropped up after her death, Kosoko, who
is also married to another woman, disclosed that he never had problems with his
late wife’s family on her burial rites or where she would be buried.
“The
burial ceremony plans did not change suddenly. The plan since the day she died
was that she would be buried in her hometown. I told them that I wanted her to
be buried in Lagos, it was a case of give and take and my family being a deeply
cultured one said that we should give them an opportunity for them to bury her
at home.
“You
may not know, there may be someone in the family who may think there is a foul
play and would want to do anything to confirm one or two things, so I could not
really stop them. She belonged to all of us but more to me. I embrace peace and
nothing happened at her hometown, it was a normal catholic burial,” he said.
And
then the bride price he allegedly didn’t pay.
He
debunked this.
“I
did not pay her bride price and she stayed with me for 22 years, does that not
mean that something is wrong somewhere?”
On
the cause of her death, the veteran actor explained, “Forget about what people
said. My late wife was ill and she died of complications which arose from
diabetes. My friends, family and colleagues stood by me and I appreciate it. Of
course, you will always have one or two persons that would say one or two
negative things but in my life, I have fought so many wars and I have won all
of them; so it is only someone who wants to be crushed that would confront me
in war because almighty God has His plan for me. It is quite unfortunate that
all these things are happening to me but I still thank almighty God because
there are reasons for everything.”
On
the allegations from a social media strategist, Kemi Olunloyo, that Kosoko was
a ritualist because he had lost three wives, Kosoko said Olunloyo only spoke
her mind and she had a right to air her opinion.
He
also added that Olunloyo’s father called him to apologise for his daughter’s
utterance.
“I
do not want to go to Kemi Olunloyo’s issue because the chapter is closed. I do
not want to dwell much on it because when people approached me and informed me
of what she was saying, I said she was entitled to her opinion. She was voicing
out, what about those that would not say anything but in their mind, they would
say that I have lost about three wives? They are only being human but the truth
is that for Olunloyo, that is her opinion no matter how hurt I might have been
with her utterances. By my nature, there was nothing I could do. But I
appreciate her father who called me and apologised. He said some other things
that I may not be able to share with the public.
“When
she said all those things, I really did not reply because it is not in my
nature and that time, I was mourning so her case was secondary. I am still
mourning so there are very little things I want to say.”
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