My father couldn’t afford a motorcycle – Muyiwa Ademola

Nollywood actor, Muyiwa Ademola, clocked 47 on Friday with a heart full of gratitude for how far he has come in life.

Reflecting on his very humble beginning, the man nicknamed Mr Authentic wrote on Instagram: “My father never owned a motorcycle let alone car. My father never bought a TV not until after my secondary school.”

Growing up in a lowly part of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital saw him reading for his school certificate exam with a local lamp and waiting 13 years for admission into the university.

“Yet I’m being celebrated in this manner,” he added.

A superlative birthday shout out to me🙇🙇🙇. I’m a definition of grace. I was born into a very humble family. My father never owned a motorcycle let alone car. My father never bought a TV not until after my secondary school. I grew up in one of the “slumest” slums in Ibadan. No electricity for several years,I had to make use of “kuufin” (local lamp😊) while reading for my SSCE (We had only one lantern which no one dare touch🙇). I had my university education 13 years after my sec school, yet I’m being celebrated in this manner. What else can I say than to keep appreciating my CREATOR ? THANK YOU FATHER FOR ALLOWING ME WITNESS ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL YEAR ! 🙇🙇🙇. Styled by @dgvstyles 💟

A post shared by Authentic (@authenticmuy) on Jan 25, 2018 at 2:52pm PST

An Adult Education graduate of the University of Ibadan, Muyiwa was introduced to the Nigerian movie industry by Charles Olumo, popularly known as Agbako in 1991.

The father of twin boys and other kids produced his first movie titled Asise in 1995.