Commedian Omobaba Reveals How His Life Changed on an Errand to Buy Kerozine For His Mother

It pays to be obedient, that is the
lesson from the story of Nigerian
comedian, Omobaba who talked
about how running an errand for his
parents literally changed his life.
In an interview with punch
newspapers, the comedian who also
sings said that his life changed while
he was going to purchase kerosene
for his mother.
The funny man disclosed that while
he was on his way, he saw a chance
to showcase his talent and he took it.
The commedian said;
“The first time I ever performed in
public, it was an open field concert
that was organised by different
churches and they invited choristers
from different churches. I was not
billed to perform because my parents
actually sent me to buy kerosene. I
saw them setting up on my way to
get the kerosene, then I approached
them and asked if I could perform as
a comedian but they said that it was
strictly music. I told them to allow
me to sing even though I did not
come with my band; they said that I
could perform comedy for five
minutes instead and if they found out
I was not funny, they would cut me
off. I eventually performed for 20
minutes that day”.
The comedian who prides himself as
being the finest entertainer in the
country further said that things had
not been always rosy for him because
the next time he had an opportunity
to perform, instead of being paid, he
had to pay the organisers.
“The truth is that the next time I had
the opportunity to perform, I was not
paid; in fact, I paid the organisers of
the show about N500 for them to
allow me to perform. Eventually,
during the course of my career when
I started getting paid, I was given
N400. I thank God for my life because
I made my first million before I
turned 27 years old. The money was
paid in two instalments for the same
gig,” he said.