By Oge Okafor

Expensive General badman also known as Emmanuel James Expensive is a broadcaster (Abuja based popular On-Air Personality) Expensive of Wazobia 99.5 FM Abuja; comedian; motivational speaker; human right activist; actor and promoter.

  He rose from a poor military background doing all manner of odd jobs to survive till he had his major breakthrough in broadcasting after several attempts to secure employment. In this interview, he shares his tea experience.

What kind of tea do you take?

People that know the kind of tea I take know that it is basically Lipton with sugar. I don’t use milk.

Why don’t you love to take your tea with milk or sugar?

If I take tea with milk, it makes me nauseate. But when I drink Lipton without milk, it goes down well and better, especially when I use a little bit of sugar.

How often do you take tea?

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Hey! It is not in my calendar/agenda. It is whenever I feel like I need a hot cup of drink that I take tea; it becomes easier, if there is a dispenser dispensing hot liquid.

Did you grow up taking tea?

We never had the opportunity of drinking tea while growing up. In fact, we envied neighbours when we saw them drinking tea and we always knew they will be drinking tea when we saw their dad returning home from work with a loaf of bread.

Drinking tea was a luxury for us then. I didn’t grow up drinking tea.

Do you take tea in your family?

Yes, everybody in the family takes tea. My wife and children drink tea; I am the only one that doesn’t take tea seriously.

When did you start taking tea?

I can’t remember; maybe in the course of my job as I relate with people.