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Nigerian Singer and politician , Bankole Wellington, popularly known as Banky W, has officially joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Lagos chapter.
The Ebute Meta crooner revealed on his official Twitter page that he would be contesting for the seat of Eti-Os federal constituency in the Green chamber at the forthcoming 2023 general elections.
Recall that Banky W contested for the same position under the auspices of Modern Democratic Party but lost out.
The artiste has made it known that he has been engaging in community service and development adding he would like to offer solutions to problems.
.The father of one said Nigerians can no longer settle for candidates who feel entitled to their place in government.
The Nigerian people, he explained, need candidates who will earn and treasure their right to serve. And as a nation, we need innovation and reform.
In his words ”when enough of us with like minds, who have the best interest of the nation at heart are in government.
“I will once again be answering the call to serve to represent Eti-Osa Federal Constituency of Lagos State in the House of Representatives on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
“Some may not agree or understand my decision to run or my choice of platform but I have learnt that we must engage with Nigeria where it is not where we hope that it should be. We must no longer be content to shout from the sidelines, we must get into the system and fix it.
“The problems in Nigeria are from the top down but the solutions are from the bottom up hence the need for some of us to infiltrate the major platforms that exist to build an army of like minds who will enter government with the same agenda,” he added.