Omoyele Sowore has revealed that he began riding motorcycles commercially at the age of 12 while helping to support his family.

Speaking in an exclusive interview from from 2:48 with Sahara TV, the African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate said he grew up in a village in Ondo State, where his father worked as a teacher and his mother traded.

Sowore explained that, as the first child in a family with many children, he took on responsibilities for helping to care for his younger siblings from an early age.

He said his daily routine involved fishing in a lake before going to school in the morning, then returning to fishing or farming after classes.

Sowore added that he began using motorcycles to transport passengers and help traders carry farm produce to markets around 1982, when he was just 12 years old.

Recalling how he started commercial motorcycle riding, Sowore said, “By the time I was 12 years old I was riding motorbikes for commercial reasons. What they call Okada now, I started it when I was 12 years old around 1982. So I was combining taking people to go to places, helping them to bring produce to the market”

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