Mr. James Ebo Whyte, popularly known as Uncle Ebo Whyte has dug deep into his childhood to retrace his steps to an unlikely end as one of Ghana's popular playwright and motivational speaker.
For his current achievement bears no resemblance to what I could have been if he remained " a despised introvert with an inferiority complex".
He shared his life story on Joy News' Tarzan's Take that featured an unusual set of guest Ebo Whyte and fellow playwright Kwaku Sintim Misa,KSM.
The trained accountant and statistician said he wasn't the "kind of boy who fitted in".
Ebo Whyte was always under the pressure of comparison with his younger brother who he describes as "more handsome, more adjusted more intelligent"
He confessed that he "had a difficult battle with inferiority complex " and couldn't bring himself to answer a question in class unless he faced the grim prospect of being beaten.For his current achievement bears no resemblance to what I could have been if he remained " a despised introvert with an inferiority complex".
He shared his life story on Joy News' Tarzan's Take that featured an unusual set of guest Ebo Whyte and fellow playwright Kwaku Sintim Misa,KSM.
The trained accountant and statistician said he wasn't the "kind of boy who fitted in".
Ebo Whyte was always under the pressure of comparison with his younger brother who he describes as "more handsome, more adjusted more intelligent"
His prospects at a good education was grim. All that was expected was a Standard Seven education and then off to learn apprenticeship as a mechanic in Kumasi, Ashanti regional capital.
But it all changed after an encounter with a teacher Miss Commey who challenged him to sit for the common entrance.
The motivational speaker recalled her words "come and pick a form if you pass I will look after you". And at that South Suntreso L/A middle school he and one other became the only two persons who passed the exams with flying colours.
Today, the CEO of Roverman Productions from that life-changing boost has overcome several other challenges to became one of Ghana's most successful playwrights. Since 2008, Roverman has been producing family-oriented plays every quarter and attracting over 38,000 patrons a year.
He's successfully directed and produced plays he's written, among which are the much acclaimed and received "Unhappy Wives Confused Husbands"; "Terms of Divorce" and "Caught in the Act". He produces these plays on quarterly bases.
Ebo Whyte also presents an iconic Food for Thought program twice a week on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show.
Source: Ghana|Myjoyonline.com|Edwin Appiah
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