Singer and federal legislative candidate of the Peoples Democratic party, Bankole Wellington, popularly known as Banky W, has described the Election Petitions Tribunal ordering a rerun in the Eti-Osa Federal Constituency as a ‘miracle’.
During a live appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, on Wednesday, he said,”For me personally, it’s a miracle in and of itself that we get another chance to finish the election.
“I think it’s a testament to the power of perseverance, the power of faith, and the collective will of the people who want to participate in the rebuilding of this democracy.”
Premium Politics reported that the judgement delivered on Monday nullified the victory of Mr Thaddeus Atta of the Labour Party, declaring the election inconclusive, and ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct a supplementary election within 90 days in 33 polling units where elections did not hold.
This came after complaints were submitted by Ibrahim Babajide Obanikoro of the All Progressives Congress and Wellington, who finished second.
“People were really frustrated that they didn’t get a chance to participate in that election. And I think that that’s important,” Wellington said.
“It’s an important thing for our democracy that people are not prevented from exercising their constitutional rights to participate in an election,” he said.
