PERVADE!

BANKY'S UNSEEMING VICTORIES AT THE ELECTIONS There is a long list of things about myself I keep very private. My undying love for Banky W isn't one of them. I have been an avid fan since 'time immemorial' (such a boring phrase by the way) and single handedly made it my duty to purchase every single album and commit the lyrics to every single song to memory, including his one time campaign anthem for Etisalat. Remember that? It's why I feel a bit ashamed to confess my slightly rueful reaction to news of his candidacy for the House of Reps seat (Eti-Osa Local Government). Undoubtedly, a huge part of that disapproval stemmed from my selfishness. Typical. Somewhere in my obsessed head was a conviction that I'd have to say goodbye to the wholesome entertainer in him, my "Banky W, don't mean to trouble you;" My poster boy for all things R&B and romance. And I wasn't quite ready for that. Meanwhile, the exasperated Nigerian in me sincerely ...