For some months now, many Nollywood stars and entertainers have been revealing their intention to join politics.
And
among them is Desmond Elliot who has declared his intention to
represent Surulere constituency in Lagos State House of Assembly under
APC. Desmond had shocked a lot of Nigerians and was mocked for it when
he added “Olusola” to his campaign name.
A few days ago, he
released his campaign poster and manifesto for his House of Assembly
ambition and here's what he has to say about people not knowing he had
Yoruba blood in his veins.
Speaking in an interview, Desmond said:
“I
am from Lagos state. My father is from Olowogbowo in Lagos Island but
my mother is from Delta state. I refer to myself as being a Pan-African.
People don’t believe I am a Lagosian because I seldom act in Yoruba
movies. And I didn’t include the Shola in my name. Then because my
surname is also English, many couldn’t differentiate which made people
confused of where exactly I am from. I am very detribalised. People of
my constituency know my story and know where I come from. I have always
used Shola in my primary school days. I went to Air Force Primary School
in Plateau and later attended St John’s College, both in Jos. I
proceeded to Lagos State University where I studied Economics and
graduated in 2003.″
On
his reasons for joining politics, Desmond explained that joining
politics for him is an ambition he has been nursing for many years but
only joined since this is one of the appropriate time to declare his
intention. Hear him:
“Politics has been in me for many
years but I wanted a party which was progressive. My choice of APC was
because its stronger and progressive. The party is one you can identify
with. This is also a good platform and a good party. It has lots of
programs that cater for people’s welfare. It has so much differentiated
itself from all others. This is one of the reasons why I decided to join
the party” he explained.
What is his agenda if he eventually emerges the winner in the forth coming election?
Security
and Housing for more people. Welfare insurance, Housing for more
people, road usage, protection of entertainers against abuse of
creativity, content right protection which is on ground but not
enforced. A lot more we can do to make the state a cosmopolitan and mega
city”.
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