"FOOD IS USUALLY THE PRESSING NEED"

"FOOD IS USUALLY THE PRESSING NEED" - Victor

NCB: You are welcome. Can we meet you?

FYB: Yes. I’m Victor by name. Victor Olamide Afolabi pka VOA.

NCB: Well Victor, Can you give us a brief personal background?

FYB: I hail from the city of Lagos, my parents have their own city. I’m tall, dark and believe handsome from verified sources. I’m a mental health first aider and also a Red Cross member, which means your mental health is my concern. I’m a food enthusiast and I know how to cook/bake 89% of the food/snacks I like. Most importantly I’m a child of God and a dedicated Christian.

NCB: All this? How do you manage to joggle these many engagements with your studies?

FYB: I manage fine. I give priority to the pressing need. Food is usually the pressing need, others follow.

NCB: So food comes before school? Good to know. A little birdie let us in on the fact that you engage in cooking competitions, how true is this?

FYB: Little birdie? Amazing. Not competitions… Just a competition. And yes I did for the experience.

NCB: Which competition?

FYB: It was hosted by a department in OAU, can’t remember the department now. The competition was on cooking ethics and timing. It was held at Ajose lecture theatre. I was to cook Eforiro in 5mins.

NCB: Hmm, and did you win?

FYB: Winning is relative. However, make I no explain without evidence, No. I didn’t.

NCB: With the experience you gained, would you say you are ready for another competition?

FYB: No ohh. I’ll say I just want to cook my food and have it my way. No more competition

NCB: Let’s come back to the department. Why English?

FYB: Law was not accredited at the time I gained admission into the university

NCB: Oh, a wounded lawyer. With your journey so far, are you happy with the department?

FYB: I am not wounded lawyer. More like a deprived one. Am I happy? I’ll have an answer to that question after I graduated.

NCB: Okay, but how would you describe your stint?

FYB: It’s been a rollercoaster of fun, happy and sad, but an eye opening experience

NCB: Do you mind sharing stories of both the happy and sad experiences?

FYB: Hm Well, happy experience will be the moment shared with friends and colleagues in the department. Also the save space of OAU, where you can walk around at night.

Sad experience will be the first time I decided to come for an overnight group discussion and I was pressed and needed to visit the white house to empty my bowels. All the convenience were either bad or locked. How I escaped from that hurdle is left with me and my maker, but it was a terrible night.

NCB: Thank you for sharing your stories. Do you have anything to say to your junior colleagues?

FYB: You’re welcome. Well, OAU is a wide space, there is no blueprint that works for all. Do your best and be intentional about the rest. (Don’t leave it oh)

NCB: Thank you so much Victor for joining us today.

FYB: Thank you for having me.

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