Tobi Bakre, the second runner-up in the just concluded Big Brother Naija Double Wahala reality television show, has reiterated that he is actually 23 years old.

Wuzup Naija recalls that BBNaija housemates, especially Cee-C, had expressed doubts about Tobi actual age. Cee-C had even alleged that Tobi was actually 26 years.

However, in a recent interview, Tobi insisted he is 23 years, adding that his accomplishments make people think he may actually be older.

He said,

I am still young and I felt that if things do not go as planned, I am just 23 years old, I have a good CV and I could still get another job that would pay me relatively well. I knew that to achieve greatness in life, you have to take risks and I needed to take that risk.

It is not surprising that they did not believe me. I feel that the reason they did not believe me is because of my accomplishments, not many people of my age have done what I have achieved in life. I graduated from school at18, I worked for about four years and within that time, I have also done my Chartered Financial Analyst level one qualification; it is a reputable finance qualification. I still have two more levels to go. 

To a lot of people, it is really hard to believe especially if they compare it with their life or other people’s standard. I have not always been the smartest kid but I have always been smart in my own way. I graduated from school with a Second Class Upper degree even though I was the youngest in my class. I come from a family where you are taught to be hard working. At that young age, I had some distractions but I knew that I could not attend the university without finishing without a very good result.