{"id":22413,"date":"2019-02-25T09:24:11","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T08:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/ng\/?p=22413"},"modified":"2019-02-25T09:24:11","modified_gmt":"2019-02-25T08:24:11","slug":"reekado-banks-throws-shade-at-davido-over-general-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ng\/reekado-banks-throws-shade-at-davido-over-general-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Reekado Banks Throws Shade at Davido over General Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian singer, Reekado Banks, over the weekend, took to Twitter to reveal that he voted during the February 23rd Presidential and National Assembly election.<\/p>\n<p>Noting that he had exercised his electoral franchise, the singer revealed that it is pointless to be an activist if one isn&#8217;t going to participate in the process.<\/p>\n<p>His tweet was, however, interpreted by his followers as one directed at Davido. Recall, therefore, that the singer was at the forefront during the campaigns. Asides campaigning for his prefered candidate, he also encouraged people to vote and defend their votes.<\/p>\n<p>The singer was, however, in South Africa during the election. This earned him criticism from different angles.<\/p>\n<h3>Reekando Banks&#8217; tweet below;<\/h3>\n<p>See screenshots below;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive text-center aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/alexis.lindaikejisblog.com\/photos\/shares\/5c72a3dba6513.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"585\" height=\"577\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive text-center aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/alexis.lindaikejisblog.com\/photos\/shares\/5c72a3e96554a.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"571\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian singer, Reekado Banks, over the weekend, took to Twitter to reveal that he voted during the February 23rd Presidential and National Assembly election. Noting that he had exercised his electoral franchise, the singer revealed that it is pointless to be an activist if one isn&#8217;t going to participate in the process. 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