Saka: “I once rejected comic roles”

Actor Afeez ‘Saka‘ Oyetoro has become a brand name on his own and a marketing force that billion dollar companies are even battling to have on their team.
The actor and face of MTN says he once rejected comic roles at the beginning of his career.
‘I rejected several comical roles in a month; I didn’t want to be typecast’, Saka said in a recent interview with NewsWatch.
People always say that you never know where you blessings are going to come from and this is a perfect example.
It was comedy has brought Saka both fortune and fame; becoming a regular clown in several Nigerian movies, dramas series, sitcoms and TV ads through the years, led Saka to sign a enormous million Naira deal with telecommunications company MTN.
The Lagos State University lecturer relocated to Lagos from Ibadan in 2001 and started writing drama scripts with friends.