Despite dropping out of school at 14, ‘Emu Johnson’ never gave up
Ada ameh was
born in Lagos into a family of 11 children. She had five elder brothers and
five younger sisters. Her dad was a naval officer who was very friendly with
his kids, while her mother was a food vendor and also a businesswoman. As a
kid, she was a tomboy.
Educational
background
Ada ameh attended
Army Children’s School at, Ajegunle, Lagos, for her primary education. She went
to three secondary schools. The first was the Idoma Community Secondary School,
Otobi, in Benue State and the second was Wesley High School, Otukpo, also in
Benue State. Finally, she came back to Lagos and attended Adeolu Secondary
School, at Ajegunle. She dropped out of secondary school when she had her baby
at the age of 14. She went back to sit for the GCE as an external candidate and
went on to get a diploma in Cosmetology.
Career
Her first
movie was ‘Domitilla’, which was acted 22 years ago and since then, it has been
successful for her. According to her, “I met Zeb Ejiro when I was living in
Ajegunle, where I was born. When we met, I told him I was in need of a job. Maybe,
he saw something in me, for he brought me on set as an actor and it was for the
role that I played in Domitilla. Although it was my first time on set, I had no
fear at all”.
The Johnsons
After she had
relocated to Benue State, where is her state of origin, according to her, “a
call came in one day requesting me to come to Lagos. It wasn’t until I came to
Lagos that I found out that it was for an audition for The Johnsons. The
director then, Solomon Macauley, taught me many tricks that I can never forget.
He also made a strong impact by his teachings and till now, these lessons are
still useful in my life”.
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