Renowned Ghanaian fashion icon Richard Brown, popularly known as Osebo the Zaraman, has recounted how financial hardship forced him to abandon school and take up truck pushing to support his family.
Speaking on The Career Trail programme on Joy Learning TV and JoyNews, Osebo revealed that he dropped out of Awuku Darko Senior High School in Form Four because his parents could not afford to keep him in school.
As the eldest of six children, he felt a responsibility to help his younger siblings continue their education.
“With the little I could do, I decided to push trucks. Today, people call it ‘Kayayo.’ My parents didn’t have money, and since I was the eldest, I had to help my younger ones go to school,” he explained.
He added that the work came with ridicule, but he never allowed shame to stop him.
“In this world, when you want to do something, you forget about what people will say. Nobody knew what I was going through. My focus was to get money and take care of them. Shame? No way. I didn’t even think of that,” he said.
Osebo also revealed that his situation cost him a relationship at the time.
“I had a girlfriend, but she left me for a bank manager because of what I was doing. But that didn’t discourage me. My priority was my family,” he recounted.
Today, his perseverance and hard work have propelled him into a celebrated entrepreneur and fashion icon, proving that resilience can turn even the toughest beginnings into remarkable success.
Source: Irene Adubea Aning
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