Ghanaian filmmaker Socrate Safo has revealed that he was the richest man during his early days in the movie industry.

Speaking on Daybreak Hitz with Kwame Dadzie and Doreen Avio, the director explained that his involvement in film production earned him substantial wealth at a young age. He credited his success to the guidance of his mentor, Steve Asare Hackman of Hacky Films.

“I was the richest young man, young boy at that time in the film industry. I learned a lot from him [Hacky Films] and he’s always my mentor. Hacky has always been my mentor to date. I go to him, we speak almost every time and we still help each other so it really helped me. There are a lot of things that I learned from him,” he said on Hitz FM.

Safo also urged people to respect God’s divine directions in their lives, stressing the importance of prayer.

“You see when it comes to, and let me tell you one thing, maybe it’s for us to learn. Sometimes when you pray, God has a way of answering your prayer,” he added.

Socrate Safo is widely regarded has been very instrumental in policy making for Ghana’s film industry.

He is also known for his controversial and commercially successful productions, particularly in the late 1990s and 2000s, which helped shape the growth of Ghanaian cinema and gave a platform to many actors and filmmakers.