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My First Taste Of Poverty, Happened When I Married My Ex-Husband – Iyabo Ojo

Prolific Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo in an interview with media personality Toke Makinwa shared her experience with poverty for the first time.

                                  Iyabo Ojo

The mother of two children, disclosed that the first time she experienced poverty was when she got married to her ex-husband, Ademidun Ojo.

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 Nollywood actress stated that one of the reasons her union with Ademidun crashed was due to her marrying early.

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