Veteran Juju musician, Ebenezer Obey Fabiyi, who turns 81 tomorrow, talks to FAITH AJAYI about his career, desires and other issues
about his career, desires and other issuesI’m so thankful for everything that God has done for me. When I look back, I just see that God has been so good to me and there is no better way than to continue to appreciate Him for all his goodness, kindness and mercy towards me. Also, I thank Him for helping me to achieve success in my career and to have been able to come this far. I became a professional musician at the age of 15, which is about 66 years now.
I know that when I’m going wrong, not by myself, God will give me the conscience to know that it is not right and will give me the opportunity to quickly make amends. So, every young one will pass through that stage and nobody can escape it, but they should know. I will advise that they should be closer to God. I see God as the one who sent me out on the journey and the journey of our life can be greatly managed by God Himself.
God is the best manager that can manage one’s life but if one shuns Him and doesn’t move closer to Him, there is no way one can know Him. One should also be humble and wise in whatever one does. When one is wise, one will know how to manage the resources that God has given to one. I believe that it will not be rosy at the beginning. They must be dedicated and committed to the music and how it goes in life. With that, I think they will achieve great success.
What are the things you look forward to at this stage of your life? Do you still have some unfulfilled dreams that you would like to come to reality? There are no more rivers to cross. God has been good to me and because of that, I know that he will be good to me till the time he wants me to leave this world. For me, it is to move closer to God and for me to beg God that I do not do anything that will tarnish my reputation. I believe that if He has any other good thing for me, He will deliver it, but I do not have any more aspiration I want to achieve.
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