Veteran, iconic and present commissioner for Culture in Delta state, Richard Mofe Damijo, in one of his recent interview with popular soft sell lifestyle and entertainment magazine ” Yes Magazine” says that he started the trending league of entertainers going into politics.
RMD said this when asked how he felt to be invited to serve as commissioner by the Delta state governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan.
“It’s humbling. I mean, I couldn’t have asked for a better thing. It’s just humbling and I am glad that he made the call because today, I have started a trend. Every other actor or entertainment person is going into politics. Somebody saw me at the airport the other day and said na you cause all dis wahala o, all your colleagues want to be like you. But my prayer is that all of them will be bigger than what I have done” – he told Yes! magazine