Olubankole Wellington, the Nigerian musician, actor, writer, and director known for his advocacy and passion for voter education, has announced his intention to run for office.
He made the declaration on Saturday, November 10, 2018, during the debut convention of the Modern Democratic Party, a political party founded in 2017 by a consortium of youth associations which pushed for the Not Too Young To Vote bill.
Wellington, 37, will run for a seat in the Federal House of representatives, Eti-Osa LGA, Lagos where he says ‘There’s need for renewed hope and results, just like the rest of Nigeria’.
‘‘Our generation needs a realistic rallying point. We need to begin in the community, earn our way into the system and up the ladder. We need someone to stick their neck out and pave the way. The problem is that we’ve always looked to our leaders for change… instead, look in the mirror and look around you. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for all along.