Tobi Adebayo
Nollywood veteran, Richard Mofe-Damijo a.k.a RMD has said that he broke the spectre of death hovering around his life as his 60th birthday approaches.
RMD said this during an interview with journalist, Chide Jideonwu.
The former Commissioner for Culture and Tourism will clock 60 on July 6th, 2021.
He said “None of my parents lived to be 60, so life for me is just about to get started.
“There’s been a spectre of death around my life, that’s what I’ve been dealing with last year till this year. When I turned 59, it was a big deal for me, a big deal for me! My mom died at 59, my father died at 57/58.
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“So, it was like, can I break it? When people see me and I go on a weight loss, people think that… you know, it’s health. Both my parents were diabetic and hypertensive, I don’t want to be that. I don’t want to be diabetic and hypertensive, I want to be healthier to at least give myself a fighting chance to change that whole cycle. Yes, I’m a Christian now, so I’ve broken that yoke but I have to also help myself.
“Becoming 60 for me is even a bigger deal, so when July comes and I become 60. You know how the Bible says old things have passed away, I will truly become a new man because that is when I’ll make a bucket list. So all these things that you think I’ve achieved or done, for me it’s nothing, like zero.
“So I’m going to now sit down when I’m 60 and do a bucket list … and then we’ll start.” This was such a heartfelt moment. Eish. It’s such an honour to do this show,” RMD said.
