MEET 36 YEAR OLD COBBLER IN AMUWO-ODOFIN

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His name is Odion Alegbe a popular city cobbler in the district of Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos state who shares the same looks with popular Nollywood actors Aki and Paw paw.

We ran into this enterprising physically challenged young man who disclosed that he has been into shoe making in the last 12 years.
Odion who said he is 36 years old, revealed to Au­thority News that shortly after his secondary school ed­ucation he informed his parents of his desire to pursue a career as a cobbler and when he got their blessing, he went into training for three and half years after which he started his own outfit that has today fulfilled the tide of the test of time.
Odion also disclosed that his shoes are pocket friendly that is why he has been able to withstand all the hardship associated with the job.
culled from authority newspaper

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