Edeson Online News: Actor, Hafiz Oyetoro a.k.a Saka Married Late Due To Poverty

Monday, 13 November 2017

Actor, Hafiz Oyetoro a.k.a Saka Married Late Due To Poverty

Hafiz Oyetoro popularly called Saka recently shared his story with Punch. Below is an extract from the interview.

Question; What age did you become a father and how did you feel holding your first child?
I became a father when I was close to 41 (laughs). It was not too late. But it was late. However, I felt so fulfilled. I am also grateful to God that I was able to join the league of fathers. In the same week that my child was born, a friend of mine was giving away her daughter in marriage. You can imagine the gap.

One of my children seems interested in being an actor like me. I don’t want to force them into any career. My children started school at age three or four. They would finish their education on time. I want to train them to be self-employed or employable so they won’t start afresh like me. I started from the scratch. I started from point zero. I want my children to start from point 10. The major challenge with marrying late is that my children are still in secondary and primary schools. I am not too old anyway (laughs). I am just 54. I was only popular back then but poor. The idea of self-dignity, not wanting to rely on people for support, accounted for my delay in getting married.
When I said poverty delayed me, I meant that I hustled for a long time. A few years back, the entertainment industry was not recognised. It was our passion that kept us going. It was about five or 10 years back that entertainment started getting lucrative.
The greatest blessing a man can get from God is to marry a woman who shares his vision. The greatest gift my wife has given me is her ability to share and support my vision. She understands me from A-Z. She is a graduate of mathematics.

Question; How do you manage to be a successful actor, teacher and father?
Because I am a teacher, I live the life of a teacher. I don’t go to clubs. I am very simple, reserved and shy person. I am a complete “paki” (local man) man. This makes everything easy for me. I am thanking God for making me a simple person. Artistes are human beings with weaknesses.

Question; Have you cooked at home before?
I am a great cook. Don’t forget that I was a bachelor for 40 years (laughs). I cook once in a while now. It’s been long I did that. As time went on, I became very busy. In the last five years, I have not been able to do those domestic duties due to my busy schedules.
Guys, this is really inspirational. What do you think?
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