On Monday, Nigerian singer turned politician Bankole
Wellington, popularly called Banky W, won the PDP primaries ticket to represent
the party as the House of Representatives candidate in the upcoming 2023
elections.
Banky W is contesting for the Eti-Osa Federal Constituency
seat and had earlier said he would patiently wait for Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) primary election.
The music star won twenty-eight votes while his closest
opponent scored three votes.
A total of 140 aspirants contest PDP tickets for the 40 seats in the Lagos State House of Assembly, while 85 candidates are vying for the state’s 24 House of Representatives seats.
Earlier, Banky W was the butt of internet jokes after
following rumours that he had lost his primary election.
The keenly contested primaries began at 5 p.m. on Monday.
In a viral video, the votes of the primaries were counted
and closely monitored by the delegates and members of the party.
Banky W first announced his decision to run for the House of
Representatives back in November 2018. In the 2019 elections, he contested the
House of Representatives seat under the Modern Democratic Party (MDP) but lost
to Ibrahim Obanikoro of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The music star announced that he would be running for the
House of Reps seat again in April 2022.
“We must engage with Nigeria where it is, not where we
prefer it to be. In 2019, we planted the seed. In 2023, by the grace of God and
with your support, we will win the seat. The time for just talking is over. It
is time to #TalkAndDo. I hope I can count on you. We move,” he tweeted at that
time.
Challenges
On Sunday, Banky W said he would patiently wait for the
outcome of the Peoples Democratic Party primary election.
In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in
Lagos on Sunday, he gave the assurance while reacting to a delay in the
commencement of the primary election.
He told NAN that he believed that the delay was to enable
the party to get everything right.
“I think that is the reason for the delay; if it takes some
more time, there is no problem. We will be here as long as it takes, and we
shall stay here till the process is completed,” he said.
Mr Wellington also urged contestants for PDP tickets to
accept the delegates’ will. He expressed optimism that the election would hold
peacefully and orderly.
Egunjobi Segun, contesting for Eti-Osa 1 Constituency in
Lagos State House of Assembly, told NAN that the delay was unfortunate.
He noted that the time given by the party for the election
was 8 a.m., saying that delegates had yet to arrive at the time of the report.
He expressed the hope of winning the election but said that
the people’s will would prevail.
Ademola Oyede, also contesting for Eti-Osa Constituency 1,
told NAN that logistics involved in mobilising electoral officers and others
contributed to the delay in starting the primary election.
“We also have to consider Lagos traffic; yesterday, there
was a downpour in the state. Whenever we start the process, we are confident
that chosen contestants will reflect the people’s will,” Oyede said.
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