Banky W eyes Lagos House of Reps seat
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they said we dont have the money to run we say our strength lies in our numbers they said we dont have the structure we say we will attempt to build it they said what if you lose i say what if we win1 nigerian singer olubankole wellington with stage name as banky w is gunning for a seat in the house of representatives1 the musician made the announcement at the debut convention of the modern democratic party mdp in lagos. he said he was aware it would not be easy to run given who he would be running against1 it is with the greatest sense of humility purpose and destiny thati humbly announce to run for the 2019 federal house of representatives1 i am under no illusions that this run will be easy considering who we are going up against this is almost impossible1 nan reported the award singer picked the slogan hope 19 and entrusted the election process on hope1 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. i can live with trying and failing i cant live with not trying1 he has declared interest in the eti-osa federal constituency seat in lagos and he is campaigning as a member of the modern democratic party to snatch the seat from the ruling all progressives congress in the next february election1 so why we may not have a godfather we do have god vision intellectual capacity integrity right intentions and last but not least a whole lot of hope1 at the end of the day hope may be all we have but i believe it is all we need1 wellington added that the richest people in nigeria live in the constituency therefore eti osa is vital to the development of nigeria1 eti osa houses many rich people in nigeria therefore for nigeria to work eti osa must work1 we want to fix nigeria but we must begin by fixing our communities1 our generation needs a realistic rallying point we need to begin in communities earn our way into the system and up the ladder1 banky w joins some entertainers and celebrities who have declared to run for public offices in the 2019 general election including kanayo o kanayo and shinna peller1