Olubankole Wellington, popular as Banky W has won the PDP House of Representatives rerun primaries for Eti-Osa constituency, Lagos State. Banky W was initially declared winner of the cancelled PDP primaries for the constituency which held on May 22 across the state. He won the election with a landslide vote of 24 to 5.
The election took place at the party secretariat on Alpha Beach road in Eti-Osa Local government area, Lekki.
Mr Ojosegun Abayomi, the returning officer, screened the 29 delegates and announced the absence of two of the delegates. At the end of the election, Banky W was declared winner.
Reacting to his win, Banky W expressed gratitude to the party for the opportunity to represent it and appreciated the people as well. He said, “I want to thank the party for taking its time to ensure we did this election again to make sure it was free and fair.
“I want to thank the leaders, the delegates, the party members, the presiding officer, INEC, the DSS and the police for being here to ensure this election is free and fair.”
He also thanked his opponent saying, “I hope that after today, we will be working together to win Eti-Osa for our people.
“I believe that we can do so much better, Nigeria is in a heartbreaking place and we need people that have our interest and that of our nation and community at heart.
“I promise that given this mandate, I will be a servant by God’s grace and I will make the people of Eti-Osa, Lagos state and Nigeria proud.
“We did it again and by the grace of God, we will continue to win.”
