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During an interview on Sunday on Arise TV’s ‘Morning Show’, the 58-year-old disclosed that his appearance at the Ojude Oba festival expressed his personality. “I now counsel cancer patients. I’ve been counselling cancer patients for a while, and that gives me a lot of fulfilment because people call me and say their brother, sister, or uncle has cancer. It messes with your mind because I see it all the time. I bounce in, and it’s always the same question: ‘Do I have cancer?’ I tell them yes, multiple myeloma. Then I ask them what type they have, whether it’s breast cancer or prostate cancer.
He urged everyone going through an ailment to overcome it with determination, saying, “As long as you’ve got that frame of mind, anything is possible.” He urged the government to recognise the significant opportunities that could grow from these festivals. According to him, if Nigeria got it right, it would have changed the face of culture and cultural tourism.