Prominent Yoruba Actress Iyabo Ojo Opens Up On Her Amala Business In Lagos.

Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, a year ago wandered into the cordiality business and turned into a sustenance seller with her amala joint which she called Abula Spot.

Yet, even as she opened the joint, not only a couple of pondered where and how she could get the cash which she utilized as a part of obtaining the two-story constructing that houses her joint.


Responding to the hypotheses, the actress asserted that she needed to offer some of her landed property and furthermore her adornments keeping in mind the end goal to accomplish her fantasy.
“I did not collect a loan to open my business, I saved. I had been planning to open this place for a very long time, so I had been saving.


When I wanted to get my new office building, I sold some of my property. I sold almost all my gold if not everything. During that time, I sold one batch and when I needed more money, I sold the rest.

I told myself to forget about gold for now because I know that I can make the money back later. With the support of good people as well, I was able to get my office building. The first lady of Kwara State who came to inaugurate the building supported me.


Some of my godparents also supported me because I told them that I wanted to sell amala,” she said.

Clearly, her freshly discovered love would eat quite a bit of her chance in the event that she needs the business to survive yet over the span of talking with Saturday Beats, the performing artist said that she has everything made sense of.

She additionally said that offering amala can never influence her to stop acting.  “I can never quit my career for anything.

I am a very organised person. When you are organised, you plan ahead. My life is planned and that has helped me a lot.

I knew I was going to do this food business but I waited till the right time. For about a month or two, I am not going to be filming so that I can look after my business.


I have a structured plan for my business. It is insured, I have an auditor who comes to look at the records. Everything is well planned,” she said.

Iyabo Ojo who facetiously said that individuals now allude to her as 'Iya Alamala' (Amala dealer) said that she isn't afraid to offer sustenance a few people see to be neighbourhood.