​The washing and setting of The ‘Lanre Bucknor by Owoyele ‘Lagos Charisma’ [Storified]

20th of December every year, I acknowledge the date as the day I was born. I usually do something significant no matter how insignificant and I try to appreciate wishes from folks, friends and even foes, no matter how insignificant.

 I had a turbulent 2016 just like everyone claimed but Alhamdulillah, I got better for it, for I got closer to my Rabb. But on this day, 20th December, 2016, a brother went on Mark zuckerberg’s flagship social media app and did a thorough image laundry of me. I am very sure I am not that awesome, I was in awe and I lost all vocal and pen prowess. 

And so today, January 4th, 2016, his lovely wife who doubles as my troublesome friend put to bed and I wanted to put pen to paper for the little man but I couldn’t, so I came up with this.

This isn’t for me guys, this isn’t me, rather, this is who Owoyele Charisma himself is. His royal awesomeness!

He started with this line:

• There are talkers and there are walkers, there are those who want the spotlight. Lanre Bucknor walks the talk.

• There were those who left the team for marriage, some left on transfer, some left for injury, but Lanre Bucknor is the last man standing.

• Home and Away, Lanre Bucknor does epic. Take it to the bank, I mean epic.

• There is levels to everything, Lanre Bucknor is on another one.

• I know goal getters, I know a lot of shooters. Whenever I need to get it done. Lanre Bucknor is the man.

• The first day we met, I said to Lanre Bucknor: you’ve been through the rank and file of activism in Lagos, You are the kind of man we need in TEMY. With that experience you will deliver any time.

• I know a lot of Lanre, Lanre Bablo Bakare, Lanre Akinade,‘lanre Ajao, Olanrewaju Marcus, Lanre Bucknor and I can keep counting. Everyone is a special breed.

• I stopped wishing people I love happy birthday cos I don’t want to remember that someday I will lose them. But you’re an icon, I will eulogize you. 

• Lanre Bucknor,  God bless the day you were born.

• I stopped writing when I left lasu, then lost my articulate tendencies, I met Lanre Bucknor , we exchanged a few articles on protégés, a year later, my blog came back to life. Now I am poet too, I can say this day, I excel Labid in poetry.

• I have a few of guys, who can say to me: everything is alright and I will go to bed, believing it. Lanre Bucknor is one.

• And when it’s our turn to lead Lagos… I may not live till then, tho I wish to see that day but remember, Lanre Bucknor have my support and blessings for the governor of Lagos State. 

• Lanre Bucknor rooted for PMB, I rooted for GEJ doggedly. People catch feelings when we debate APC/PDP on Congress of TheEstate MuslimYouth, We hangout later same day and eat from same plate. The lagos blood is thicker. 😆😆😆Long Live The Brotherhood.

Then with this final line, He [Charisma] posted the link to my birthday prose with this caption: “And if you’re ink, Lanre Bucknor will write you till dry.”

This isn’t about me still, this is about Owoyele ‘Lagos Charisma’ and his new born, little Muhammad Oladimeji Owoyele, the latest Soldier in Allah’s Army.

Lil Moh’Charisma, soldier of Allah.

For AbdulWasii Owoyele Charisma, Bilqees Owoyele, Maryam Owoyele and for lil Moh’ Charisma!

 God bless the Charisma Empire!