Why I’ve gone back to school – Mr. Latin

Comic actor, Bolaji Amusan, aka Mr. Latin, has explained what motivated him to go back to school despite shooting to stardom.

Thirty-five years after he completed his secondary school education, he is now an undergraduate at the National Open University of Nigeria, where he is studying Peace and Conflict Resolution.
He told Sunday Scoop that if he had been well educated, he would have gone far in the entertainment industry.
“John Okafor and others are fantastic actors and comedians, but they are not better than us. They are just fortunate to be speaking a universally-accepted language and they are all graduates too. So, if I can add a little bit of education to my profile, I believe I will go places.

That has been my determination and I am working towards it,” he stated.
He went ahead to say that regardless of all that King Sunny Ade and King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, aka KWAM 1, have achieved, the likes of Davido and Wizkid still have an edge over them.
He said, “If KSA and KWAM 1 go to Uganda or any other country, the way they would be accepted will be different from the way Wizkid, Olamide and Davido would be accepted.

“The younger artistes sing with English Language even though they still add the local dialect. It means people in other countries will relate with their music better. Whether we like it or not, the truth is that Yoruba language is limited to a small set of people.”