Empire Mates Entertainment boss and singer Olubankole Wellington, a.k.a Banky W, has declared his intention to contest for a political seat in the House of Representatives in the Nigeria’s 2019 general election.
Banky W took to his instagram account and revealed that he will be running for the Lagos Eti-Osa constituency seat at the Federal House of Representatives in the 2019 general election.
“They said we don’t have the money to run.. we say we our strength lies in our numbers. They said we don’t have the structure, we say we will attempt to build it. They said, “what if you lose”? I say, what if we win?
It seem like the pop singer is serious with his intentions,he also went ahead to tweet, “You see, my entire life has been a story of just dreaming dreams, praying about those dreams, setting goals, and working until they come true.
Adding that,”I can live with trying and failing. I can not live with not trying. So while we may not have a godfather, we do have God. And we have a vision. And intellectual capacity. And integrity. And the right intentions. And last but not least, a whole lot of hope”.
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— Banky Wellington (@BankyW) November 10, 2018
Wellington added that Eti Osa houses many rich people in Nigeria, therefore for Nigeria to work Eti Osa must work.
“We want to fix Nigeria, But we must begin by fixing our communities. “Our generation needs a realistic rallying point, we need to begin in communities, earn our way into the system and up the ladder”.
He further stated that at the end of the day, hope may be all we have, but I believe that it is all we need.
Banky W joins some entertainers and celebrities who have declared to run for public offices in the Nigeria’s 2019 general election including Kanayo O, Kanayo and Shinna Peller.