Popular Nigerian advertising and music executive, Steve Babaeko has announced his interest in running for President.
Following a leak of what looks like a campaign site for an eventual announcement, Nigerians took to social media to express their pleasure and excitement in having a different type of leader.
Babaeko who is the Group Chief Executive Officer of X3M Group, made up of X3M Ideas, X3M Music, Zero Degrees and Babaeko Farms Ltd. among others, remained silent on the issue since the news broke, however in new tweet via his twitter account, he wrote “It is time”.
The advertising executive’s website comes at a time when the country is battling gender based violence, to rising numbers of COVID-19 confirmed cases and related deaths and of course a fragile economy. Eager young Nigerians have hope again, with this news.
See below, screenshot of the announcement on his campaign website:
In the words of a political commentator on twitter,
“Maybe we need an announcement like this to spice things up. It won’t be an easy race if Steve is indeed running but I believe he will bring his marketing communications experience to fight a good fight”.
In another tweets, a young Lagos based entrepreneur said,
“This is how to announce your presidential ambition. Early. Pray this is true.”