Why I turned cab driver in U.S – Actor Joseph Benjamin

<p>Veteran Nollywood actor, Joseph Benjamin, has recounted how he dived into the taxi business after he became stranded in the United States of America.</p>, <p>Benjamin said he relocated from Nigeria to the U.S. after someone promised him movie gigs in America, but the person later disappointed him.</p>, <p>The 46-year-old thespian disclosed this while appearing on the latest episode of the King of Talks podcast, hosted by comedian Teju Babyface.</p>, <p>Benjamin said, “I got to America on a promise that I had some gigs waiting for me. So I thought I was going to have a soft landing there. I packed up everything from Nigeria, bought a one-way ticket, and came to America.</p>, <p>“I was put in a well-furnished house and all of that. Then two days later, the person who I was supposed to book a deal with said to me, ‘Those our financiers have pulled out. They have an issue.’ So, I said, what do I do? He was like, ‘From next month on, you will have to start paying rent in this house.’ The amount of the one-month rent was equivalent to a one-year rent in Nigeria.</p>, <p>“I’m like, ‘I’m not earning any money so what do I do?’ I don’t know what to do. So, shot into that life, I had to figure out what to do. I had nowhere to go. Nothing to turn to. My phone was buzzing, like, ‘When are you coming back to Nigeria? We have this gig for you.’ Teju, $1,500 was all I came to America with. How do I buy a ticket to go back to Nigeria?</p>, <p>“My life pattern then was so disorganised in the sense that I didn’t have a proper saving culture. With all the money I was making in Nigeria, my life was a m*ss. I sold my cars and gave out like 90 per cent of all my belongings in Nigeria. I was like, I’m going to America to live a good life and all of that stuff. How do I buy a ticket to go back to Nigeria? Lord, what do I do? And God said to me that ‘Welcome to the life that I arranged for you. I needed to break you away from your comfort zone so that I can build you.’</p>, <p>“I was like, ‘No, no, no …’ He was like, ‘Yes, welcome to