Frustration with status quo pushed me into politics — Banky W

Banky W, Nigerian singer turned politician, says frustration with the existing status quo and the plights of young Nigerians pushed him into politics.

The musician stated this while featuring on Daily Digest, a Nigeria Info FM programme, on Tuesday.

According to Banky W, those who should be in jail are the ones contesting elections and holding political offices in the country.

He said. “We can’t sit around and during the election season, people who should be in jail or exile are the ones on the campaign posters around and are the ones who keep getting into these powerful offices in the country.

“The truth is, it will always be dirty and dangerous if everybody who is good and everybody who is credible and everybody who has good interest at heart forever sits out of the process.

“Because then we will leave the scum of the earth that we have here to occupy these seats and then we will turn around and complain that Nigeria is bad.

“But it will always be bad if we continue to indulge in apathy. And I really think that apathy is one of our biggest problems.

“Honestly, I would say it was frustration that got me into politics. Frustration with the status quo and the plights of young Nigerians. For many today, it’s no longer about how to thrive, it’s about survival. For me, that’s a thing of frustration.”