Akwasi Boadi aka Akrobeto
Kumawood actor and TV personality Akwasi Boadi, popularly known as Akrobeto, has revealed that he withdrew his third-born from school due to poor academic performance and encouraged him to learn a trade instead.
In a video from his recent interview on RTV, circulating on X, the actor explained that, despite enrolling his son in Senior High School (SHS), the young man struggled academically. He noted that his son remained determined to pursue university education, especially because his elder brothers were progressing in their studies—one abroad and the other in university.
According to Akrobeto, several attempts were made to help his son succeed, including sitting for three different remedial examinations, all of which he failed.
“My third-born wanted to attend university. I tried everything to put him through school, but he wasn’t academically gifted enough. He wrote three different remedial exams and still didn’t pass,” he stated.
He added that his siblings’ academic paths influenced his son’s determination, but he eventually decided to redirect him towards a vocational skill.
Akrobeto recounted seeking guidance from the late Kwadwo Safo Kantanka, also known as Apostle Kantanka, who advised that the young man pursue an alternative to formal education.
Following this advice, his son chose to learn phone repairs. Akrobeto said he supported him by setting up a small space for him at China House in Kumasi and provided weekly financial support.
“I used to send him GH¢100 every week. Can you imagine that after eight months, he told me to stop sending him money? He had mastered phone repairs and was capable of fixing any phone,” he said.
The actor noted that the decision has since positively transformed his son’s life.