The entertainment celebrity, Olubankole Wellington, popularly known as Banky W won the primaries of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP primaries for Lagos Eti-Osa Federal constituency.
Banky W had a landslide victory, polling 28 out of 31 votes cast by delegates at the primaries which was held on Monday.
It was gathered that the delegates consisted of 31 adhoc members of the PDP and one national delegate.
Banky W contested against a legal practitioner, Mr Sam Aiboni who polled three votes.
The Returning Officer, Mr Ayodele Kazeem, who declared the results, described the process as peaceful and transparent.
Banky W said that the election was a free and fair one, he stated that he had won the election by the grace of God and the will of the people.
“I am overwhelmed by the support of my constituency, the people, the ward chairmen, the leaders and the chieftains of the party.
“I feel the support even from the grassroot, honestly, I can’t be more happy than I am now,” he said.
Banky further explained that he has a message, a vision and a mandate do things better in the constituency and that he would achieve them through transparency, accountability and service.
“The real work begins now, the primaries is just the start and thankfully, we have the grace of God with us; we move,” he asserted.
