Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo has sparked reactions on social media after revealing the kind of life she lived as a child.
Iyabo disclosed she had a driver taking her to school, didn’t know NEPA used to seize power and had a trust fund set up for her by her grandfather when she clocked 18.
The actress added that her grandmother was one of the wealthiest women during her time, and the first time she experienced poverty was with her ex-husband.
The actress stated that the first time she experienced poverty was when she got married to her ex-husband, Ademidun Ojo.
Ojo disclosed this in her interview with media personality Toke Makinwa while sharing her experience of being married to the father of her two children.
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She said: “When I went to my husband’s house for the first time, I didn’t even know there were face-me-I-slap-you apartments. Most times, don’t blame the rich when they don’t understand the problems of the poor, because I never knew what poverty was all about.
“In my house, we had an industrial generator. Once the light goes off in a few seconds, the light is up. My grandmother was one of the richest women in those days. I had a car to myself that took me to school and brought me back.
”The only time I experienced poverty was when I married my ex-husband. Initially, it was fun. It was like an adventure. At 18, I had an account opened for me because my grandfather had done his will in such a way that money was being paid to the grandchild’s account. I had money. You can imagine that, as of 1997/1998, I had about N100,000 in my account.”
The actress’ revelation sparked mixed reactions online, with some netizens refusing to believe her.
denviktravels said, “She’s right. I know someone that was in shock when PHCN took light at my place She say na “why did the power trip”.”
thegirl_ng reacted: “Lol! Why are you ppl getting mad at her for narrating her life experience and telling her story? Better pray for grace and work hard so that your children will be able to say this in the future and stop fooling yourselves in these comments.”
nazonnadi also said, “She’s right, she was just like my husband… so many other people like that too.”
beth2dworld on her part said: “It’s not easy to go beneath your pedigree, only true love can make one endure the bad days in the relationship.”
