Why I quit banking job for Big Brother Naija – Tobi Bakre

Why I quit banking job for Big Brother Naija – Tobi Bakre

Big Brother Naija Season 3 finalist, Tobi Bakre has opened
up on why he quit his banking job for the TV reality show in 2018.

 

According to the actor, he worked as a currency dealer in
Heritage Bank for four years but resigned because the job became “boring”.

 

Tobi was featured in the recent episode of Menisms’
audiovisual podcast by Olumurewa and Michael Sonariwo.

 

He said, “My personality when I’m doing the same thing over
and over it tends to get boring. At that time I was still young. I think I was
22 at that time. So, I said ‘okay I have always wanted to go on this show [Big
Brother Naija], and I’m tired of this [banking] job.’ So, it was either I start
processing my japa [Visa] to Canada or I can go for [BBNaija]. And then it was
more like you can go for this thing [BBNaija] and then come back and process
your Canada [Visa] and whatever life brings.

 

“I was just really tired of where I was. So, I was like okay
let me take a chance on this [BBNaija]. So, we went for Big Brother and then I didn’t
really think after Big Brother this is what I want to do, that is what I want
to do. I was just like okay, in case anything should come up, I got like
management, someone I respected and trusted. And I was like ‘please o, whatever
it’s I’m doing there [Big Brother house], plz make sure there’s value to be
gotten when I get out’.”

 

The former TV Reality star said he was elated to see his
former boss at the bank bring a range rover to pick him from the airport when
he came out from the Big Brother House in South Africa.

 

He admitted that it was his first time of entering a range
rover.

 

He said he was also excited to see his Instagram page
skyrocket to 250k followers.

 

Tobi disclosed that because he didn’t win the grand prize,
his fans donated N800,000 to his account.

 

“Because I didn’t win, a lot of fans, people have sent money
to my account. Sorry guys, I’m just confessing for the first time. I entered
the bank with like nothing. I remember myself and one of my friends, Adamu,
that December because life was tough, we were like ‘let’s just spend all our
money and enjoy ourselves’. And this is what we did. We were clubbing, we were
partying, we spent all the money. So there was really no money in January. I
just got out [of Big Brother house] and I saw like N800 and something thousand
in my account. So I [used it] got an iPhone. But then, I was ready to do the
work. I think the rest is history,” he added. 

Source: Why I quit banking job for Big Brother Naija – Tobi Bakre

 - NigerianEye

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