Author: By Ayoola Olasupo

Nigerian-American author, Cash Onadele, popularly known as Aiye-ko-ooto, tells AYOOLA OLASUPO about his effort towards using literature to empower the Nigerian youth, and how creative writing can serve as the engine of a future trillion-dollar creative economy and a vital tool for preserving authentic African narratives

Your writing spans poetry, plays and short stories. What drives this remarkable level of productivity?

I think it all comes from inspiration. I’m inspired to create stories, especially Yoruba stories. I am the President and CEO of Aiye-ko-ooto with a special purpose vehicle, which we call the Cultural and Literary Hub, dedicated to youth empowerment and upkeep

I also do Yoruba, Igbo, but I’m inspired. I want to tell the story of our people. I want to tell some of the stories my grandfather and my father told me. I want my children to learn it. I want the children of my children to see it somewhere documented. I just enjoy the act of writing, and learning to write, and improving creative writing.