Femi Fani-Kayode, The Man Of The Year -By Ajíbádé Abdullah Adéwálé

Good day Ladies and gentlemen, on today’s occasion, I present to you the man of the year, the man who has been consistent with his actions, a  man of integrity, a man of choices and words.
Distinguished Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, Chief Femi Fani Kayode. It’s a pity this man hasn’t gotten a standing ovation yet even after his sacrifice for this country. Is this how Nigerians reciprocate good deeds?

Moving forward, It’s pertinent to read the citation of today’s awardee and as an implication, I shall begin from the current to the past. Fellow Nigerians, please pick your pens and notepads for this man has got a lot that you all must learn from.

Chief Femi Fani Kayode, being a man of choices, made the headline again as he has always done. He announced his defection to the respected political party and was humbly received by the best president Nigeria would ever have; the president whose tenure has successfully sailed the economic ship of the country to the promised Land.

Our Man of the year had once said that this political party is darkness, that he would rather die than join. Well, since the country can now boast of a 24-hour power supply, the political party is no longer darkness and it won’t be a crime to join. I commend the chief for this decision…
Meanwhile, instead of Nigerians celebrating the action of Mr integrity, all they do is criticize him.  Why would anyone castigate Chief Femi for his choices? Just why? It is a known fact that he is a man of choices and he makes use of them at will…
The worst of it is a statement attributed to a former president pointing that as long as you provide our man of the year food, he will eat and then sing for you. I can confirm that this is a ‘fat lie’, Chief Femi neither eats much nor has a degree in Music talkless of knowing how to sing. They go so low by calling him a political prostitute, political panhandler. This is unacceptable! I think it’s high time the chief sued whoever defames him.

What nonsense!

Let me quickly point out that our awardee, at a press conference a few months ago celebrated a journalist for asking him who was bankrolling him. Oh! Chief Femi did so well in that regard. While everyone was expecting him to get angry because they believed the question was not appropriate, Chief Femi remained calm and even appreciated the journalist with unhealthy attributes. Now tell me why he shouldn’t be our man of the year. Indeed, he is a man that’s not hot-tempered at all.

Here is a great opportunity for IPOB and Sunday Igboho, as the chief, their major spokesperson has met with the president and stated their agitations and what solutions to proffer. Don’t be surprised that the issues will be addressed in no time. Our Man of the year deserves more than enough celebration from Nigerians.

To succinctly put forward all that I have iterated and going by the tenets of the Yoruba culture that places utmost importance on respect for elders, of which I belong, I would not like to neglect this beautiful part of my culture. Thus, I respectfully pronounce Chief Femi Fani Kayode as the Man of the Year for his consistent display of good deeds. 
Well, I wouldn’t want to be like him. What about you?