Popular comic actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr. Ibu is one man that knows how to make his audience laugh with his antics onscreen. Known for his imbecilic roles, he says his fans sometimes mistake his movie personality for his real character, and in this exclusive chat with Showtime Celebrity (Vanguard), he speaks about his career and clears the air on some misconceptions about his person.
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How did you really come about the name Ibu?
Ibu has been my name from childhood. My grandfather bore the name too and I took after him because as I was growing up, they used to call me all his names. On how I got the name in a movie, somebody was actually writing a script that I was going to act in. He was using my name as a character in it and at the end of the day, they titled the film ‘John Ibu Okafor.’ It took me time to change it from Mr. John Ibu to John Okafor; later I left it as Mr. Ibu.
What will you consider the high point of your career?
Do I really have a high point? Everything is a high point for me; the sky is my limit. In fact, the sky is the beginning because I want to go higher and train so many people, and carry them along; both boys and girls. That is what I enjoy doing.
What about the lowest point of your career?
The lowest moment in my career is going for an award and nothing was given to me. Sometimes, they gave me plaque and no money is attached to it. I’m tired of packing ‘sticks’ at home with nothing attached to it. It pains me a lot, so I’ve decided to only go for awards that are really worth it. But if it is just any award, I can send my manager or anybody else to go and collect the stick on my behalf.
Does acting pay all your bills?
Yes, definitely; acting pays all my bills. I love acting so much; it has made me who I am today and I thank God.
Have you ever faced sexual harassment?
If you go to my page on Facebook, I fight vehemently against homosexuals; both gays and lesbians because these are viruses in the industry that kill the spirit. It is not good at all. There is no harassment as I speak to you; the harassment is within same sexes. Men harass themselves, and women harass themselves, so they are wonderfully preparing themselves for the devil, and I tell you, they will all go to hell.
Have you ever been wooed by a homesexual?
(Shouts). Several times, and the man that approached me will never come close to me again in his life because I humiliated him publicly. I called him out, and shouted his name everywhere. Besides, if it was by looks, nobody would approach me because I’m not fine.
What would you like to say to your fans?
What I’m trying to tell my fans is, if you know what is your destiny, follow it up. Do not go into things because people are doing it; ask questions before you do anything. Don’t delve into any business you don’t know anything about; acting is so sweet but if you don’t know anything about it, just leave it. I hate it when people pay money to be given roles in movies. Why should you pay money to be given what you don’t know how to do, then people who can do it are not working; that is stealing.
-Vanguard
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