Banky W, musician and
entrepreneur, has responded to a viral video in which an unidentified woman
lamented that his car is beneath his status as a celebrity.
The woman who made the video had
trailed the singer and his wife in their 2008 Range Rover Sport, after making
purchases at a supermarket.
Reacting to the video, Banky W
said he bought the car in 2011 and he “promised” himself that he would not
change it until he acquires his own property.
The ‘Strong Thing’ singer said he
is not one to drive more than one car at a time, hence his ownership of the car
for the past seven years.
In a lengthy post on his website,
Banky W said himself and his wife, actress Adesua Etomi, had purchased new
vehicles a month ago.
He also explained that he intends
to auction the car, and donate the proceeds to charity, after getting his
celebrity friends to autograph it.
HIS FULL POST BELOW:
“In response to the cringe
worthy, creepy video you made about my wife and I, I think there are some
things you need to know. First of all, poverty will never be my portion in
Jesus name. Also, it is a 2008 Range Rover Sport not a 1999. Amen and Lol. Oh,
and additionally, it’s currently for sale to the highest bidder. I had decided
last month that I’d sell it, and whatever I got for it, I’d hand over to the
“Vocational School for the Blind” in Oshodi and the “Pink Oak Cancer Trust
Fund”. My Aunt volunteers at the school, and she reminded me that they were
still trying to raise some money to care for their students, so I came up with
a plan. I told her that I’d give my followers the background history of my old
car, and get all my celebrity friends who’d sat in it at some point or another
to autograph it, and then put it up for an online auction. I figured that since
I didn’t need the money from the sale to buy a new one, we could just auction
it off and hopefully raise a decent enough amount of money to give back to
those in need.
You see, I’ve never found it
necessary to own more than one car. Mostly because I can only ever DRIVE one
car at a time; and when I bought the car in 2011, I promised myself that I
would never buy another car, until I owned the home I live in. To me, owning a
nice car might help me LOOK like I was doing okay, but owning a nice home would
help me KNOW. The way my mind is set up…what good is owning a Rolls Royce, if
I’m still paying rent on the house I park it in?
Over the years, as my car went
from being kind-of-trendy to being just plain old, people around would
occasionally wonder out loud about when I would finally buy a nicer one; I’d
just smile and say to myself “not until I own my house”. I eventually did buy
an additional much smaller car (a Kia), but that was only because I wanted to
use it on “Uber”, so my driver could earn extra bonus money for himself and us,
in his free time. I wonder how shocked and horrified you would have been if
you’d seen me driving that smaller car instead (which, by the way, I do drive,
occasionally).
You might be happy to know that
I’ve now FINALLY ordered a newer, nicer, personal car, and my wife has too. We
paid for them a month ago, but we will probably never show them to you, because
we don’t want you to stalk us again, but also because that’s not really any of
your business – much like my old Range Rover wasn’t. The cars we are getting
are relatively new this year, but the way my mind is set up, we will probably
drive them for as long as possible, until we have stashed away enough money for
our future kids’ complete University Education, and until we have secured a
hell of a lot more real estate for them to inherit. I’m not sure how long that
will take…I’m just grateful that my wife’s mind is set up a lot more like mine,
than yours.
With that being said, dear
stalker, since you’ve taken it upon yourself to help me advertise my old car, I
just thought it’s only fair to let you know that it’s available for sale, and
that you can be its next proud owner, should you decide to bid on it. You’d be
bidding on a piece of Nigerian Pop Culture history, because the car will come
complete with a portrait of my wife and I, and the car & portrait will be
autographed by every celebrity friend that I can get to. Everyone… from Wizkid
to Tiwa Savage, from 2Baba to Toke Makinwa… from Ebuka to Kemi Adetiba…
everyone has been in that car, and I’m gonna try and get them to sign it. More
importantly though, if you buy it, you’ll be helping me raise money for the
“Vocational School For the Blind” and for the “Pink Oak Cancer Trust Fund”.
See, there’s a difference between
you and I. You look down on people because of what YOU THINK they can or can’t
afford. You clearly believe that a man’s worth should be measured by the car he
chooses to drive… but I think differently. You would actually look down on the
very same people that I’ve looked up to for years. Warren Buffet drives a
cadillac he bought about 7 years ago. Mark Zukerberg drives an Acura valued at
about $30k. Alice Walton (the world’s wealthiest woman) drives a Ford F150.
Ikea’s founder, Ingvar Kamprad, drove a 1993 volvo for over 20 years, until
someone convinced him that driving at 91 was too dangerous – oh, and he
probably doesn’t know the way to the Gucci store, because he buys most of his
clothes from the flea market. Google them. All of them drive “old” cars. But
all of them are billionaires who’ve built up their fortune, while giving back
to society, and building up the people around them.
I believe that true greatness and
success shouldn’t just be measured by what you are able to get… but also by
what you are able to give. While driving my very-old car the last few years,
I’ve spent a lot of my time giving to the people around me, and giving back to
society to the best of my ability. The fact that you’re able to spend time
mocking and stalking me outside a grocery store, says a lot more about you than
it does about me. I’m just out here minding my business, building my homes and
my fortune, while also trying to build up as many people as possible. You
should consider doing the same.
PS: The 2008 Range really IS up
for auction. We’re using the car sale to raise money for a worthy cause, so
we’ll start the bidding at One Million Naira only, and keep it going until
August 31st. So if you’re in the market for a used car, or you’d just like to
own a piece of Nigerian Pop Culture history, and you have at least N1m to
spend, pls send a DM to @theofficialeme_ and place your bid. Highest Bid wins.”
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