told the story; added a song that I made up and it became a success.
After the program was televised, the management took a decision: I was to continue as the presenter of the program, and I moved from being a floor manager to a presenter. From there I moved on to be an announcer and a newscaster. The lesson from this is: Whatever you are doing, somebody somewhere is watching. Don’t ever think that your dedication or commitment is lost on everyone.
I had barely spent a year in that station when I was saddled with the responsibility of producing one of the then biggest names in music as a series: Tunji Oyelana and the Benders. I came up with the concept of a variety show. The Benders was a live band and families came around on Sunday evening to watch their live performance. When I came up with the concept, little did I know that someone was going to ask me to produce it. And I wasn’t a producer.
Educationally I wasn’t qualified to be but the same man who brought me from Ibadan, Akin Sofoluwe, told me I should go ahead and do it. Eventually, I made a huge success of it. Despite the huge age disparity between me and the artiste Tunji Oyelana, I related with him well; he took to me like a son and colleague. My first real wristwatch was a gift from him which he gave me at the end of the series.
Then, after one year at NTA, I insisted I was going back to school. This time around I picked the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) and I was admitted there. Today I am glad I picked that university. My experience in Ife was wonderful.