2023 Elections: I Always Exempt Myself, I Can’t Anymore, Wizkid Speaks on His Involvement in Politics

• Nigerian music superstar, Wizkid, who is known for not being vocal when it comes to political issues is willing to change his ways
• The singer during an Instagram live session expressed his readiness to challenge presidential aspirants to tell citizens what they will be offering them
• Wizkid said he never trusted any politician that was why he has been exempting himself but he can't continue that way judging by the situation of things

Popular singer, Ibrahim Ayo Balogun, better known as Wizkid, is lending his voice to the political situation of Nigeria and fans are loving it.

The singer expressed his readiness to participate in talking to presidential aspirants about their plans for the country.

Wizkid during an Instagram live session declared that he has always exempted himself at election periods but that is changing now.

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According to him:

"Every time when they do this political thing I always exempt myself because I try not to influence people's votes because I don't even trust these guys I don't want to canvass votes for someone to become president if I don't know he's gonna change anything, I wouldn't do that, I always step aside.

"Now it's too sad we can't step aside anymore, we need answers, we need conversations the president should speak to the people."

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Nigerians react to Wizkid's posts

Social media users have reacted differently to Wizkid's statement on politics.

Legit.ng picked some of the comments, read below:

Iamdx2:

"Is time we all have to speak up, the change we are asking for is in our hands .. We can decide for them if we come together as 1 youth."

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Mtskincare_spa:

"Machala no disturb your self that President no go speak. He no get wetin to address."

Jojo._ase:

"My fav Olamide left the chat Buhari and Osinbajo na the change we want in the mud."

Banky W gives speech as he wins back his PDP ticket

Legit.ng previously reported that there was a twist in the fate of Banky W who is vying to be a House of Representative member in Eti-Osa federal constituency.

Banky won a rerun election that had earlier declared that he lost, the singer gave a big shoutout to his opponent in a heartwarming appreciation speech.

A video of the moment he was pronounced the winner also emerged online where people celebrated by carrying him up.

Source: Legit.ng