PRIMARIES VIDEO: Jubilations As Singer, Banky W, Wins PDP Ticket At Eti-Osa, To Represent PDP As The House Rep Candidate In The Next Election

Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Nigerian singer, Banky W, has won PDP ticket at Eti-Osa, to represent PDP as the House Rep candidate in the next election.

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.

This will be his second attempt at winning a ticket to contest as member of the green chamber.

In the 2019 elections, Wellington contested the House of Representatives seat under the Modern Democratic Party (MDP), but lost to Ibrahim Obanikoro of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

In a video that has now gone viral, the votes of the primaries were counted and closely monitored by the delegates and members of the party.

Salami said, “We have just concluded the elections and he has won. We secured the ticket for the House Representatives of Eti-Osa PDP. So, we are moving on to the next. It was a landslide; we won 28 to 3 votes.”

In April, the music star announced on social media that he was once again aiming to represent the people of Eti-Osa Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives.

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