Two-time African Player of the Year, Kanu Nwankwo, popularly referred to as Papilo hit Surulere in Lagos state to canvass support and campaign for A-list Nollywood actor Desmond Olushola Elliot (DOE) at a political forum.
Kanu told the gathering that he believes Desmond Elliot will make the constituents and the people of Surulere proud when
elected into the Lagos House of Assembly, just as he has made Nigeria and Nigerians very proud as a good representative of the
country abroad. He made the declaration at forum organised for Desmond Elliot to meet a group of Widows in Surulere.
While addressing the crowd, Elliot spoke
extensively on the several community based
projects he has been sponsoring over the years, some of which include; sponsoring of
over twenty (20) students' tertiary education at the National Open University,
Talent Sponsorship for the Entertainment Industry, working in partnership with some
financial institutions to give loans to micro
businesses and medical support. He also
spoke on the many social plans his party,
the All Progressives Congress, has for
Nigerian women.
Desmond Olusola Elliot speaking to
journalists in Surulere
Prior joining politics, Elliot had established a
humanitarian foundation designed to meet
the need of poor communities in Liberia,
Sierra Leone, Uganda and some other
African communities. He believes that his
humanitarian services as well as charity
towards education positions him as the
choice candidate to address the needs of
the people, especially those in his
constituency when elected their
representative in 2015.
Elliot who is contesting for the post of
Representative at the Lagos State House of
Assembly (LAHA) on the platform of the
APC, Surulere Constituency 1 has received
immense support from his immediate
Nollywood community, his numerous fans
and major APC party caucuses within the
local government since flagged off his
campaign.
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