Ghanaian optometrist & comedian, Oberima Amponsah, professionally known as OB Amponsah has revealed that a joke he passed about former president John Dramani Mahama is one of the lows of his life after a series of events that followed.
In a fresh interview conducted by Deloris Frimpong Manso on the Delay Show, OB Amponsah said he themed his joke around the former president and it earned him a threat on his life as well avalanche of insults flying from all corners aimed at him.
He also disclosed that his phone number w as shared in WhatsApp groups and other social media platforms, for people to call and insult him for making fun of the former president’s name.
“The joke was actually about the name Mahama. The insults were overwhelming. My number was shared in WhatsApp groups just for people to insult me. Some can call and say, you are a fool then hang up the call. They really insulted me. It was not easy. I even cried,” he said.
On blending his comedy to his professional career as a doctor, he said “I make people laugh because it’s fun. In fact, comedy is a safe haven for me. It’s a place I find comfort. So usually when I step on the toes of people, it worries me, but I see it to be part of the job.”
According to OB Amponsah, he aims to impact lives with the little he makes from comedy. “There are a lot of people in the rural areas, their eyes are hurting them, and they need just a small remedy. That is the aim. So the little I make from comedy it will be going there, to impact lives,” OB Amponsah concluded.
SOURCE: www.Ghgossip.com
