Popular Wazobia FM on-air personality, Steve Onu aka Yaw, has revealed his grass to grace story on his Instagram account.
The actor cum writer, whose productions include Yaws N Myn and Yaw's PO, recently narrated his own #MySuperStarStory saying he once sold ice water at Yaba market, did bus conductor once in a while just to survive with a friend called Mutiu.
In his words,
"I have a diploma in #Radio, #Television and Film Production while my degree was in Theatre Arts. A cousin took me to a welders shop to go learn, #Refused, he said i should go to mechanic workshop to learn how to repair cars but I refused and finally he said the last help he would do for me was to learn how to fix motor cycle 'Okada' and in his words he says that was where my destiny lies; well I had to sell things to survive.
"I sold ice water at Yaba market, did bus conductor once in a while just to survive with a friend called Mutiu. Joining the movie industry wasn't easy in 1995, I remember days of walking from Kilo to Fadeyi or walk from Utziz Garden near 23rd to Mile 2, and take a bus to Oshodi from there to take Molue to Iyana Ipaja & from the bus stop; I’d trek to my aunt’s place in Alimosho.
I just give God the glory for the good things he has done for me. I won’t say it is little, especially when I compare it to where I am coming from. I am better off now, from hawking ‘ice water and mineral’ soft drinks at Yaba Market to Representing Africa at the 2012 Olympic where i lifted the torch to riding cars.
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