Singer Bankole Wellington, popularly known as Banky W, on Wednesday, opened up on why he joined politics despite being a successful entertainer and entrepreneur.
He said he had joined politics to make a difference beyond activism, adding that joining politics was the only way to change systems that were not working.
The singer, who is the Peoples Democratic Party House of Representatives candidate for Eti-Osa Federal Constituency, said the longer the young people sit out from mainstream politics, the more the dysfunction would remain.
“We must engage with the system from where it is and fight for what we stand for and what we want to happen,” he said when he appeared on Arise TV’s The Morning Show.
He added that the real opponent in Nigeria is apathy and that the more Nigerians sit out from the political process in fear of the power of godfather, the despised old order will remain.
On the 2023 governorship election, he said people will be shocked by the outcome of the Lagos State governorship election next year.
He said the PDP governorship candidate in Lagos, Dr. Olajide Adediran, known better as Jandor, has put in works for the forthcoming election.
“People will be shocked with the number of groundworks Jandor has done in Lagos to pull up an upset,” he said.
