Whichever way you perceive him; Mad, Funny, or Motivational, Jephthah Bowoto remains Akpororo – the Fastest Rising Comedian in Sub Saharan Africa. Jephta Bowoto, the anointed comedian, known as Mc AKPORORO, hails from Ilaje in Warri, Delta state. Akpororo’s journey to the Comedy greatness was a long and winding one but it led to his destiny. Against his wish, situations forced him to attempt comedy competition in hopes for a career breakthrough so he registered for Opa Williams’ National Comedy Challenge. He was the best from the Calabar zone of the comedy challenge but could not pull through at the National Level. Akpororo was desperate for winning so he tried his luck with AY’s Open Mic Challenge where he came second. Failure was not an option so he gave it another try and he won.
After winning he added another thirst to his hunger for successes, he begged to perform for free at shows some were successful but some werent. After some time, he got bookings for events. One of such bookings was when he was requested to perform at an event for a Professional Fee of N1000 (One thousand Naira) that was approximately 6USD.He was paid N600 with a promise to pay the balance after the show. The organizer, up till date, is yet to pay the balance. Disheartening it seems yet, Akpororo persisted. He hustled so hard, dreamt so big, desired so much…until his date with destiny was arranged. It was at Basketmouth’s Laff and Jam in Ikoyi. He did a joke about the testimony of a mad man in church. And at the end of his performance, he gave testimonies about how from that day on, he began getting serious, high paying, globe-trotting bookings.
August 10, 2014 Akpororo recorded a Career Milestone staging his own Comedy and Music Concert, Akpororo Vs Akpororo at the Shell hall of Muson Centre, in Nigeria’s Commercial Capital, Lagos. That was his first outside-okokomaiko Comedy and Music Concert. Energetic, crazy, ingenious, hilarious… these are words that describe Akopororo’s performances everywhere he goes, performances that have earned him honors like The Comedian of the Year Award courtesy Naija 102.7 FM.
Akpororo is also a Gospel musician. His got genuine passion for singing God’s Praises. He coordinates a mass choir called Ojo Mass Choir. He also directs a dance group and organizes an annual programme tagged Ojo Mega Praise Jam in Okokomaiko, Lagos, Nigeria. Working on a soon-to-be-released album, Akpororo has recorded great singles ‘Days of Elijah’ and ‘Thank Am o. The videos of both songs have also been released. There’s also a good actor in Akpororo as he has featured in Comedy Films like ‘Head Gone’ a film produced by Sound Sultan, and featuring great industry names in the persons of Alibaba, Tuface Idibia, Baba Dee, Eniola Badmos, Zack Orji, and Basorge Tariah Jnr. His jokes portray him as some ‘MAD’ Comedian, but on the inside of this ‘MAD’ dude is an inspirational figure. When that part of him hits you, you laugh and at the same time get fired up. He also presents ‘No Shaking’, a motivational comedy radio programme on Naija FM’s Morning Runs.
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