“Classmates who mocked me for not paying school fees are now seeking for my attention” – Singer, Joeboy reveals

Nigerian Afrobeats star, Joseph Akinwale Akinfenwa, popularly known as Joeboy, has shared his grass-to-grace story while recounting how paying his school fees through secondary school was a struggle.

The 25-year-old musician in a chat with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, recalled how he was embarrassed and humiliated by some of his classmates for owing school fees.

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The Alcohol crooner claims that most of the people who made fun of him back then have been attempting to get in touch with him now that he is prominent, but he keeps ignoring them.

Speaking further, he enquired Nigerian school administrators to stop humiliating kids whose parents delayed or couldn’t afford to pay their fees.

In his words, he said:

“Some Challenges on the way, maybe you fail some exams, maybe you owe school fees. Like there was one part where it was school fees, yea.

That thing was so embarrassing, I need to say this on camera to schools. I don’t know whether they still do it but if a child owes school fees, don’t call the child out and say you’re owing school fees, just tell the child not to come to school.

There’s one other thing they used to do, they used to flog the child for not paying school fees. The child doesn’t have money now, so I need to put that on camera for anybody that owns a school who is watching this, do not embarrass the child because he is owing school fees.

So it was embarrassing for me at that point because I think it affected my esteem too at that point, I remember one incident, I was in JS3 because they used to come to this class to name people that owe school fees.

So before they even said anything, people were like Aminfewa Joseph, so I still remember till today and I still get those guys for the mind, yeah. And they’ve tried to reach out to me, but I just ignore them like why are you talking to me? They might not have meant it but e pain me.”

Watch him speak below…

“I need to say this on camera to schools. I don’t know whether they still do it but if a child owes school fees, don’t flog or call the child out for owing school fees, just tell the child not to come to school” — Joeboy#WithChude#MindHeartSpirit#LetsBeHumanTogether pic.twitter.com/q38DovZ8Bn

— Chude Jideonwo (@Chude) July 17, 2022