Popular musician, Banky W (Bankole Wellington) has finally opened up on his defeat to the Labour Party (LP) candidate, Attah Thaddeus in the recently concluded National Assembly election held on Saturday, March 11th, 2023.

The singer, speaking at the Thanksgiving Service in his church recently said:

“For anyone who’s ever suffered through a loss, a disappointment or a situation where things just didn’t work out the way you hoped.. ‘Faith after a fall’ is for you, for me.”

“This was to be our Thanksgiving service. After the election is over and we come and we are celebrating, thanking God. And I was going to give a short charge to say see what the Lord has done.”

“And then, we use that to build up your faith and give God some praise. Then we finish the service and I go to Abuja to start looking for apartment and office space.”

“Your faith in God does not stop you from hurting, but it helps you heal, and it helps you deal.”

For those who don’t know, Banky W, who contested for the Lagos State Eti-Osa Federal Constituency under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 18,666 votes.

The Labour Party (LP) candidate, Attah won the election with 24,075 votes, beating both the singer and the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Babajide Obanikoro who had 16, 901 votes.