This is really funny, Do you believe that Mr Ibu said that poverty made him a comic act? See the Story oh:

Mr Ibu - Poverty Was The Driving Force To My Career As An Actor/Comedian.
Ace Comedian/Actor John Okafor A.K.A Mr Ibu, said in a recent interview that his background was not easy. Speaking on his upbringing he said after his father died in 1975 they instantly became the poorest family in his village and he had to do jobs like selling fire wood, making of hair for the females , assembling of wooden crates of minerals, and even snapping... http://www.mytruspot.com/ranking.php?mode=blog&message_id=2657&row_template=blogread.tpl

Humble Beginnings.

Reminds me of the man with No Shoes who later became president.

Honest and talented man.. Would the rest of Nollywood be honest enough when talking about their beginnings?