Lasun Alagbe
Popular comedian, Kiekie, whose real name is Bukunmi Adeaga-Ilori, has flaunted her heritage, saying his mother is a big player in the oil sector.
She says the mum plays gallantly where men also do in the business.
This, according to her, is part of what gave her a voice and zeal to reach the zenith as a content creator.
Kiekie reveals this while on the What I Said podcast: “I am privileged to come from a supportive family. My mum is a very big businesswoman in the oil space, which like many other industries, is male-dominated. At some point, she was the secretary of the entire association—Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria. People said things like, ‘Why would you put a woman in that position?’ and others. I look at her and say, if this being is bursting doors like this, I am not even loud enough. I have not even achieved half of what she has achieved industry-wise.”
Kiekie also stated that people had often written about her being “too loud and always shouting”.
“Luckily, one presenter met me on a red carpet and said, ‘Some people are of the opinion that you are too loud, you shout a lot.’ I told her she needs to be loud enough so I can learn her name. You have to be as loud as you can be. I am the one with the voice, I am the one with the dream, I am the one with the vision. I know what I want to achieve. Across (social media) platforms now, I have over 10 million followers, and you can compare that to the population of Nigeria (over 200 million people)? Do you see that my voice is not loud enough?”
