Singer and politician Banky Wellington, also known as Banky W, has successfully undergone a fourth cancer operation. Banky shared the news with a heartwarming video posted to Instagram on Thursday.
He was operated on in a Lagos hospital.
The singer underwent a third surgery for skin cancer in October 2017 and revealed how he has battled the disease for more than ten years.
A month later, she told PREMIUM TIMES that she didn’t know she would relapse from a rare strain of skin cancer for the third time, having already undergone two surgeries.
The final video chronicles his journey, featuring moments before and after his surgery. It includes scenes of him in a wheelchair, in his hospital bed with his wife Adesua by his side, and later, in the gym, showing his recovery progress. Banky captioned the video: “Final score: Christ 4; cancerous tumors 0”.
He added: “Sometimes your faith in God won’t stop the storms from coming… but it will help you get through them. Faith will not always prevent you from suffering, but it will help you heal and cope with it.
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“God never said that weapons would not be formed; He promised that they would not prosper. He never said the enemy wouldn’t come. He promised that when the enemy comes like a flood, the Spirit of God will raise a standard against him.”
The 43-year-old singer also said he posted the testimonial to encourage anyone facing a challenge.
“He may seem bigger than you, but he who is in you is greater than anything you will face in this world. I thank my wife, family, friends and pastors for their love, prayers and support. “I thank God for my health and I trust that this last victory will be definitive in the name of Jesus.”
“I appreciate the talented hands and minds of my doctors, Dr. Onyewu of the Center for Advanced Specialized Surgery and Dr. Adenuga of Euracare, and the teams that support them. We have victory once again, now and always, in the name of Jesus.
“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.”
In a 2010 interview, the singer revealed how his cancer diagnosis came about. He said that after complaining of shoulder pain, a routine checkup revealed that he had a tumor the size of a baseball. The doctors took him out and examined him; He was diagnosed with cancer.
Everything seemed to be going his way until he was tested again. Another cancerous tumor grew in the same place; The doctors said he wouldn’t make it, but his faith and his belief in God kept him strong, he said.