Ghanaian broadcaster Kwabena Yeboah, popularly known as Odiifour, has revealed that he worked with Oyerepa FM for about three to four years without being placed on the company’s payroll, claiming that broadcaster Auntie Naa personally supported him during that period.

Speaking on The Delay Show, Odiifour said Auntie Naa recognised his potential when they first met and took him under her wing at a time when he needed help rebuilding his life.

According to him, although the owner of the company was not particularly supportive of him, Auntie Naa believed in his abilities and played a significant role in his development as a broadcaster.

Odiifour said his bold analysis and willingness to exaggerate during discussions helped make the programme entertaining and contributed to Auntie Naa’s confidence in him.

He said he joined her at Oyerepa FM between 2014 and 2016, when she was already established in the media industry.

“Auntie Naa took very good care of me,” he recounted, explaining that the support he received came from the broadcaster rather than the company.

Odiifour said Auntie Naa wanted management to employ him permanently and pay him a salary, but the company repeatedly failed to act on her requests.

He alleged that after working with the organisation for several years, management continued to ask him to keep working while postponing a decision on his employment status.

According to him, Auntie Naa raised the issue with management again before his eventual move to Sompa FM, but the company maintained its position.

He said she subsequently advised him to take a month away from the station to see whether management would reconsider his position and invite him for negotiations.

Odiifour said he returned after the month had elapsed, but the situation remained unchanged.

He maintained that by then he had become popular with listeners and had contributed to the programme’s success, including winning three awards in Accra with the team.

Despite those achievements, he said Oyerepa FM management continued to delay his formal employment.

Odiifour said Sompa FM eventually approached him, offered him a contract and placed him on its payroll, giving him the formal employment arrangement he had sought.

“That’s how I got to be on Sompa FM,” he said, recounting the circumstances that led to his departure from Oyerepa FM.

His account portrays Auntie Naa as a key figure in his broadcasting journey, providing personal support and advocating for his formal employment while he sought recognition from the station’s management.

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