Adebayo
Salami, a.k.a Oga Bello, has been on stage for 49 years. Not once has
he given retirement a thought. What’s his staying power? This and more
he talks about in this interview
How did you come to be known as Oga Bello?
That was in 1969 when we (Ojo Ladipo
Theatre) were running a programme on NTA. It was entitled, ‘Bar Beach
Show.’ It was a variety show and we had a 15-minute comedy sketch. Ojo
Ladipo played the role of a comedian, Mama Awero was the society lady
and I played the role of Bello, an office executive and that name stuck.
