It’s hard to believe Ras Nene had a troubled past given how much joy he spreads through his skits.
The well-known YouTube skit creator has discussed the obstacles he had to overcome in order to succeed.
The junior high school dropout, Real name Ebenezer Akwasi Antwi, claims he tried several trades after finishing school but to no avail.
He made the decision to start small-scale mining(galamsey) after selling drugs on the streets and working in the movie industry for a short time without much success.
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The comedy legend claims on The Delay Show that he traveled to Bole Bamboi in the Savannah Region with an amount of ¢70,000
In the area known as Sampa, he claimed to have acquired a plot of land, some tools, and begun mining for the valuable mineral.
His early investment started to pay off.
“I made ¢40,000 on my first attempt and so I was excited,” he added.
But after that dividend, the business plummeted.
“After making that ¢40,000 amount, things went down but I was determined. A colleague urged me to consult spiritualists for powers but I ignored him. He followed through and found success in the trade but I was left struggling,” he recounted.
The moment Ras decided to quit the trade, he discovered some gold deposits which presupposed that the land had promise.
For that matter, he “called a friend of mine and asked for a ¢50,000 loan.”
“Unfortunately, everything went down the drain,” he told Delay.
Dr. Likee, as he is often called, was so impoverished that he lacked even the funds to pay for his return trip to the Ashanti Region. He claimed that at this point, the majority of his friends and family had abandoned him.
He revealed that a preacher by the name of Penamang offered him ¢70 for travel. But his problems were far from over.
One of Ras Nene’s close pals alerted his creditor about his coming, who then reported him to the police and had him arrested.
He spent an additional three days in detention as a result. After being freed, he made the decision to turn to God for a change in his life.
“I was later told the man said he had forgiven me. I was subsequently released.”
Ras Nene is currently one of Ghana’s most successful skit creators, earning enormous sums of money from his amusing YouTube clips.
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Source: Myjoyonline
