Popular actor Osita Iheme, commonly known as Paw Paw, has replied to the increasing trend of his older recordings being resurfaced and used for comic reasons on social media.
Iheme rose to fame for his portrayal of Pawpaw, a mischievous teenager, in the Nollywood movie ‘Aki and Pawpaw’.
During an interview with ‘Next Kulture’, Iheme shared his thoughts on the continued circulation of his childhood videos and their transformation into memes.
Replying to this, Osita said that he was elated as he felt people still appreciated his work.
He recalled that the movie was over twenty years and yet people still acknowledged him, calling called it an ‘asset’
He said:
“I feel great, it is good to see that your work is doing well out there, people appreciate what you do. Even though it’s been some many years, people still value it now so it’s good. It shows that you have an asset, you can always back up with us because when you look at 20 years ago job you done, there are a lot using it now to express themselves so I feel happy.”