Popular show host, Gbadewonuola Olateju Oyelakin known as Teju Baby Face
has sensationally declared that all the years he spent as a stand up
comedian was nothing but a waste of time.
Teju who was into the
business of cracking jokes for over 10 years declared that his calling
had never been stand up comedy but rather mentoring and teaching and his
television programme, “The Teju Baby Show” has given him the
opportunity to fulfill his life calling.
Teju speaking at his
“Teju Baby face Academy”, said people can work hard and still leave in
penury, advising everyone to work smart and find what they can do
effortlessly, but in excellence, so that they can add value, because it
is only when you add value that you will get wealth easily.
“To
say the truth, all the years I spent doing stand up comedy were nothing
but a waste of time. It was later I found out my calling is in
mentorship and teaching. That is why I am doing this now”, he said.
Teju
Babyface, who is the lead mentor at the Teju Babyface mentorship
academy, a resource hub for the mentoring and empowerment of young
Africans, In 2016, authored his first book, “Secret of the Streets : 23
Secret For Achieving Success With Talent”.
Though he started his
career as both an actor and a comedian, his first major break was the
creation of his hit talk show, The Teju Babyface Show, which he still
produces and runs on TV stations across the nation.