Veteran Nigerian singer, Timaya has spoken about his admiration for controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola, best known as Portable.

Timaya made this known during a recent interview on Channels Television, he stated that the main reason he admires Portable is because he is a representation of his younger self.

He explained that many people are unaware about his past, and as such believe he was unproblematic, which is not true.

“That’s why I like Portable, when he came out newly, I told 2face Idibia about him on our way to Delta State. I said, have you heard that guy Portable? Zazu Zeh. That guy is just like me because I was a crazy guy.

"These Gen Z’s don’t know about my early career. So, sometimes when I talk, some people would be like Timaya is unproblematic, he minds his business. I just look at them like, if only they knew me. It’s now that I have calmed, I was really really crazy then. I was hot like fire but I think there’s growth. At the time it was a strategy for me.”