Music producer, actor and politician, Olubankole Wellington, popularly known as Banky W has given reasons he chose to run for political office with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Banky W won by landslide, the PDP primaries for the Eti-Osa Federal Constituency held on May 22 across the state but was cancelled by the party.
A rerun election took place on Monday, June 6 at the party secretariat on the Alpha Beach road in Eti-Osa Local government area of Lekki. Once again, he emerged winner by landslide.
In a recent interview with media mogul, Chude Jideonwo, Banky W described his political aspiration as something bigger than him, adding that he joined the PDP to make reforms.
In his words, “It’s a question of learning over the last few years… that we have to engage with Nigeria where it is, not where we want it to be.
“At the end of the day, we can’t be content with just shouting from the sidelines. We can realize that some of us have to infiltrate the system, some of us have to get in to the major platforms that exists and reform even those platforms.
“So this is bigger than – and I say this with all sincerity and with all honesty – that it’s much bigger than me trying to get a seat in the House of Reps.”
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