AY Comedian Shares On How His Mother’s Last Words Shaped His Life

Popular Nollywood actor and comedian, Ayo Makun, popularly known as AY, has recalled how his mother’s last words made him who he is today.

While speaking as a guest on the Nancy Isime Show, the talented entertainer said that the warning and advice from his late mother to him while he was still in school helped shaped his life.

According to the 51-year-old dad of two, his mother’s last words gave him the boost to succeed in life. He recalled her wise advice to him, urging him to be responsible and take care of his younger siblings.

The successful businessman further revealed that he worked hard to see himself through school, as well as his younger siblings, including renowned event planner Lanre Makun and celebrity fashion designer, Yomi “Casual” Makun, because of the advice from his mother.

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He said:

“The last time I saw my mum was when I was going back to school. I came home to ask for money that I needed for school and all that, and the money wasn’t available. And then, we lost my dad. So, she was seeing me off, she was practically walking me on the street and encouraging me.

She said, ‘You know Yomi is looking up to you, Lanre is looking up to you. Your younger ones are looking up to you. Don’t go and do anything funny, don’t be a part of any cult.’

But the money dem never give me o wey I find come o but dem dey encourage me. ‘I know that it’s difficult, but then, just know that your younger ones are looking up to you. Don’t go and do anything stupid. God will do it at the right time.’

Do you know how touching it will be getting all that messages from your mum, and then you get a call while in school that you’ve lost your mum?

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So, all of that moulded me like, okay, this is going to make me live a certain way of life. That was what gave me the boost to work extra hard to see myself through school, see my younger ones through school.

It was her message. Her message was more like, ‘Your younger ones are looking up to you.’ That message was what gave me the foundation of everything that makes me stand out today.”