NCB: Good afternoon, how are you doing?
FYB: I am trying to be good.
NCB: It’s nice to have you here. Tell us about yourself.
FYB: I am Hameed Adebisi, preferably called Hardy. I am from the street, Ovia South West proper, somewhere in Edo State. I had my secondary school in Ondo State and here I am in Ile-Ife Obafemi Awolowo University.
NCB: How did you come across the name Hardy ?
FYB: It’s a nickname and I have had it since secondary school.
NCB: Why Hardy?
FYB: I named myself Hardy to sound different first. I used to be H-Code but of course I changed because I didn’t really like it. One day, I picked a dictionary and I started looking for names that begin with letter H. I opened a particular page and found Hardy. There are well known people that bear the name Hardy, the likes of Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy and Thomas Hardy but that wasn’t the reason why I picked it. Although, some people attached the name to my physique but of course, I started bearing the name when I didn’t even know what gym is all about. I picked it simply because I liked it .
NCB: You must have been very smart for you to have pick a dictionary to look up a nickname as a JSS 3 student?
FYB: It is not about being smart. I had a pocket dictionary and I checked since I didn’t want a random nickname. I love it so much and I prefer it to my name because my name has always been mispronounced. One lugubrious thing about deviation in Arabic words is that the interpretation of the meaning of words will become something negative, even with just an alphabetical deviation.
NCB: Tell us more about your family.
FYB: I am from a polygamous family which is a conditional one though. My dad had three wives, out of which my mom happened to be the second wife. I lost her before I got into the university. I have four siblings and I am the second to the last child.
NCB: We are sorry about your mom.
FYB: It’s nothing really. That’s life.
NCB: How did you get to know OAU and why did you pick OAU?
FYB: I never really liked OAU and I am from a liberal home, I would have said maybe because I was really restricted , so, I wanted to explore but I wasn’t. In fact, I didn’t want to leave Ondo State. I would have preferred to school in Edo State but my parents wouldn’t like it. I visited my uncle after my first year admission attempt which was into Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba Akoko but I wasn’t given admission. So, he said I should try OAU. I tried and I was given admission.
NCB: Can you recommend OAU ?.
FYB: I can’t really recommend any federal institution as far as Nigeria is concerned. I can only recommend federal university in Nigeria if the person is from a poor background. No federal university in this country is explorable. They are antiques of savannah; old as grey-haired and fusty as the beginning.
NCB: What other things interest you aside education?
FYB: I’m a very wide person; I don’t restrict myself. I can function anywhere. I do journalism, boxing is something I love and also you can’t take gym from me. In Fact, what would take gym from me should probably kill me. I’m a lover of books; I read a lot but I ‘m not into fictional works. I only read fictional works from Soyinka . I love and study politics too.
NCB: Do you see future with any of your hobbies?
FYB: There’s age limit to boxing so boxing is out of it except if I see a sponsor now, of course. Gym can still work and definitely, Journalism. Writing is also one thing no one can take from me.
NCB: What about politics?
FYB: I’m not going to move into the world of politics. It’s a dirty game. I’ll probably prefer to be a political analyst.
NCB: Do you think the dirtiness of politics can be cleared especially in a country like Nigeria.
FYB: I believe in restructuring, by extension, revolution. I don’t believe there can be something good about Nigeria’s politics if it is not restructured.
NCB: You are an FYB and I know it has been stressful. What kept you going?
FYB: Stressful! To be honest, I don’t fall for certificate. Of course, my certificate has been dealt with and I do not care. What I am saying in essence is that wherever I find myself in the world, I will prove that I am better than the certificate. Infact, I wanted to drop out when I was in 300 level, I was going through things and only a friend knew about it and if I had done that, I’m sure I would still be relevant. So, take academics away, the stress is beyond academics’.
NCB: Is the stress general or limited to english department?
FYB: I think it’s general.
NCB: How do you cope in school? Do you depend on your parents?
FYB: My mom was a back-bone in every aspect and I lost her even before this journey. So I depend on no one really. My dad is a responsible man by the way. The young man has been trying his best but I don’t even care if he doesn’t to be honest. I will take care of myself and It has been God all the way .
NCB: From your name, it’s obvious that you are from a muslim background, do you still practice Islam?
FYB: Yes, because I believe Islam is the only religion that exists and I’m going to be a muslim till I die but I don’t care about what religion other people practice by the way. I don’t judge people based on religion.
NCB: Do you have any crush in the department?
FYB: Such word doesn’t exist in my dictionary, if I love you I’ll tell you plus I’m an African man. I love women and I can’t be faithful to any. There are many beautiful babes in the department.
NCB: Are you in any romantic relationship?
FYB: Yes and no because I don’t believe in a romantic unripe relationship. Yes, because I’m in a relationship with too many people.
NCB: Do you believe you can marry just one wife in the future?
FYB: It is never in my philosophy to marry one wife but if it turns out to be one, fine. I love polygamous family; it’s a dramatic one. You watch live drama for free. I might end up having one wife and I may not have any, who knows?
NCB: What feature do you find attractive in a woman?
FYB: I am a sapiosexual. And that is why I don’t love people from afar. I like to get close to people and listen to them. It’s not necessarily about academics. It’s about intellect.
NCB: Do you like traveling?
FYB: These days, I don’t think a month has ever gone without me traveling but I am not going to say I love it. They are just necessities.
NCB: Where should we be expecting you in the next few years?
FYB: In the world. I’ll still be breathing, Insha Allah.
NCB: Doing what?
FYB: Doing whatever I find myself doing.
NCB: Do you have Japa plans?
FYB: To be honest, that’s the plan.
NCB: Would you ever come back?
FYB: The thing is, you can’t be too patriotic about this country, the country was not designed for the people. I’m not a fan of suffering. And I’ve never read it in my Quran that being patriotic would earn you paradise. If it doesn’t change, who cares about home, home that has not been favourable.
NCB: It is good to have you here. Please make a shout-out.
FYB: Shout-out to Bello Bayo, he has been a good friend and a brother, shout-out to James Walter, he has been a brother and of course, Ola too. Shout-out to Precious, Mary, Rofiat, Light and many others. Shout-out to all NCBites.
NCB: A word for NCB.
FYB: NCB shouldn’t restrict themselves to physical board, an online forum is very important. I should be able to search NCB on Google in few years and get something meaningful.
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