- Skit maker and actor Kamo State has disclosed his initial aspirations to become a lawyer.
- The skit maker faced financial difficulties and his mother’s concerns about funding his education, prompting him to reconsider his career path.
- He shifted his focus to performing arts, enabling him to harness his creativity for content creation.
Popular skit maker and actor Kamo State has shared insights into his journey, revealing that he originally dreamed of becoming a lawyer.
Speaking about his early ambitions, Kamo explained that his passion for law was cut short by financial difficulties. According to him, his mother expressed concern over being able to afford the cost of legal education, leading him to reconsider his plans.
Faced with this reality, Kamo State decided to pursue a path in the performing arts a choice that ultimately allowed him to express his creativity and connect with audiences through comedy.
In an interview with Tobi Makinde, he said: “I really love your content for one year. Me, I’ve been doing content since 2012, yes. Man, 2012, I was seven in 2012. I’ve been creating content since 2012, but I can say my major break out happened in 2019. You guys 2020 during lockdown. Yeah, absolutely. So, basically, I wanted to be a lawyer. Yes. Yes.
“Guys, did you hear that? Guys, did you hear that? Yes, yes, but… Let me know, let me see. Kamau States wanted to be a lawyer. Is that headline? Thank you, you know the vibe. So, tell us about that. Actually, I was raised by a single mom, you know. Raising me with my siblings and my big sister.
“My siblings, generally, is so high for my mom. I got into, I got admission at the same time as my sister. It was a very difficult thing for my mom. The single mother, like, send us to school and all of that. So, I had to wait for my sister to go first. Wow, wow. And I rewrote, I wrote Jambe Day, second year. They gave me a lot. My mom called me and said, Kama, then it was like that. Thank you. Are you sure you want to do this? Who’s going to sponsor you? How do you want to do it? Wow. But I mean, I had to, like, rethink that.
“Okay, what if I pass the money, I’m not going to do it, okay?Do you get it? So, I had to, like… Actually, I studied performing arts. Okay. Do you get it? What school? Wait, you’re about to know what I mean. Ah, oh, shit. Yes, now”.
