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PDP Eti-Osa Lagos 2023 Reps candidate Olubankole Wellington Bank W
Nigerian Afrobeats star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has expressed his support for his colleague, Olubankole Wellington, who won his contest at the People’s Democratic Party Primaries on Monday.
Better known as Banky W, the politician was declared the winner of the Eti-Osa House of Representative ticket for the forthcoming 2023 general election after clinching 28 of the 31 votes cast by delegates at the primary.
Davido gave his backing to the EME boss via a tweet on Tuesday saying, “Congrats @BankyW ! You have my support! Don’t sit at home and complain, get up and make a change.”
Other celebrities have also congratulated and expressed support for Wellington including Big Brother Naija host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu.
“One building block at a time. Congrats @BankyW! Time to prepare even harder bro,” he tweeted on Tuesday.
Hip-hop icon, MI Abaga wrote “Many will talk, few will do. Congrats @BankyW.”
DJ Neptune also congratulated the singer on twitter saying, “Congrats Banky W!”
“Congratulations @BankyW on securing PDP Primaries ticket for House Of Representatives,” Popular businessman, Obi Cubana, tweeted. (Text, excluding headline: The PUNCH)
