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'Why I’m going into politics' -Kennis St. Brown finally Reveals!

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Kenny
 Saint-BrownToday, she is one of the artistes responsible for putting 
gospel music into the mainstream Nigerian music industry. Interestingly,
 KSB as she’s popularly called by her fans is stepping out for good. She
 has declared her intention to go into politics. 
In
 this interview with Showtime Celebrity, the 2010 recipient of Soundcity
 Music Video Awards for Best Gospel video, explains why she wants to vie
 for a seat in the Lagos State House of Assembly come 2015 and many 
more… 
 
 

You
 said that you are re-channelling all your energies into re-orientating 
the minds of young Nigerians which are your target audience. How do you 
intend to accomplish this goal? 
 
I’m
 still looking at my area of calling which is youth development. I have 
been involved in youth development programmes in the last 16 years, 
using our company, Kenny’s Music as a platform. 
We
 have helped in pioneering not just a record label, but a company which 
has been able to discover raw talents as it developed them to become 
international acts. 
The
 likes of Tu-face Idibia, Paul Play Dairo to mention but a few are 
products of Kenny’s Music. We have discovered over fifty artistes and 
most of these artistes we made them household names. We urged them to go
 and convert their brands into something else that can generate wealth 
for them even after they have stopped doing music. 
Particularly,
 I have the ability to discover as well as ascertain how to divert the 
energies of our youths, especially in the area of entertainment. Since 
it has added to the GDP of the country. 
What
 am I saying, if you have the kind of rescources that have been pumped 
into sports development over the years, if only 10 percent of such 
rescources have been pumped into the entertainment industry, things 
would have been different in this country. 
Talking
 about Nigerian football for instance, the various teams we have like 
the Super Eagles, Under 23, Under 20, Under 17, Under 13 and before you 
know, we are going to have also Under 5. This indicates a system that 
encourages discovering of young footballers. 
The
 likes of Odegbami, Nduka Ugbade, Jay Jay Okocha and the Kanu Nwankwos 
were discovered young, before they became international soccer stars. 
They made mega millions in pounds Sterling, but the British government 
did not fail to tax them heavily. 
So,
 if 10 percent of what we have been spending on sports were channelled 
into entertainment you would be sure that Nigeria would become the 
centre of global entertainment. At the moment, we don’t have such funds 
in the entertainment industry. 
Yet,
 we have world class entertainers as we are also adding to the GDP of 
the nation. Don’t you think, it’s high time we begin to put structures 
in place. 
Let’s
 start from the grassroots by encouraging youth development. It’s 
obvious now that becoming a graduate does not make one useful. Before 
now, they used to say that if you don’t have anything you cannot become 
an artist. 
But
 today, the story has changed. One does not need to be a rich man before
 becoming an artiste. Look at what MTV is doing in Africa today because 
of the talents that abound in Nigeria. 
The
 truth is that there are lots of talented youths out there that don’t 
have the platform to showcase their talents. Oftentimes, either in the 
Church, or where I’m shopping, I have had to contend with these young 
talents who would want to give me their CDs and urged me to listen to 
their works so that I can help promote them. 
There
 are so many of them like that but after listening to them what’s the 
next thing to do? They cannot afford to pay for air time. In most cases,
 I have sent so many of them to my brother, Baba Keke. 
But
 it got to a point where Keke called me and said, they are too many. How
 many of them would I send to radio stations or individuals for 
assistance? But the money we need to develop these talents is in the 
hands of the government. 
So, how do you intend to help in the area of putting the structures in place? 
I
 can’t work for government at the moment. So, I have to join a political
 party to let them know what I can do to help the youths. 
On which platform are you coming out? 
I
 am contesting under the platform of All Progressives Congress, APC. I 
have been registered with APC, I’m in ward 4, ward D of Onigbongbo Local
 Government of Lagos. I’m very active in my ward as well as in my local 
government. 
You are vying for what political office? 
I want to contest for the membership of Lagos State House of Assembly. 
What made you think that you can achieve all these goals? 
Because
 it’s the legislative arm of government that make bills and laws. And 
Lagos State is the hub of entertainment; it’s the cosmopolitan city of 
Nigeria. 
It
 took someone that has an insight into what LAWMA could do and he got 
into the government and said hey, we can do this! Till date, I still 
marvel at what LAWMA is doing in Lagos. 
The
 workers keep the streets of Lagos clean. It’s same way I want to become
 a law maker starting with Lagos State House of Assembly. It is the 
youth all over the world that my heart is crying for. 
Where is your constituency? 
Onigbongbo
 Local Government in Ikeja, Lagos State is my constituency. And guess 
what! This is the hub of prostitution in Lagos State; Allen Avenue 
Junction, Opebi road and Doyin. 
Why do you think that you are the right candidate to represent your people? 
Actually,
 I have been a youth coach. Few weeks ago, I was at university of Lagos 
to deliver a lecture on “From Passion to Profession”, which was 
organised by the Lagos State government. 
I
 was assisting the Senior Assistant to the Lagos State governor, Mr. 
Akim Animashaun. Recently too, we were at the College of Education, 
Akoka, where I taught the students on how to regenerate opportunities. 
You said that you have been very active in you ward and local government. How active are you in your ward? 
About
 4-5 years ago, I was the face of education in my local government, the 
entertainer, as well as the ambassador of change leading the upgrading 
of public schools to meet up with the standard of that of private 
schools in my local government. 
But
 until recently, the number of prostitutes on Opebi -Allen axis in the 
last ten months have increased to over 200 percent. This burden became 
so heavy in my heart. 
You
 would see a beautiful young girl looking decent in the day time, while 
in the night, you would see same girl looking half-naked and you’d 
wonder what has happened to her over night? Isn’t somebody going to show
 them love and I just can’t fold my arms any more and watch things go 
wrong in our society. 
There’s
 fire on the mounting, let’s be honest, see what corruption has done to 
us; see what happens when budget is not meeting project. …So, it’s high 
time we do something. 
 
To be able to achieve your dreams, you need funds. How prepared are you to play the game of politics? 
Well,
 why should I see problems and not see reasons I should be in the House 
of Assembly. Where there’s a will, there is a way. Because there is a 
will for me to help in the area of youth development in Lagos State, 
there will be a way out to achieve this goal. 
 
Do you think it’s only by becoming a law maker that this particular project can be achieved? 
Tell
 me which other way you can use government money, if democracy is 
government of the people by the people and for the people, how will the 
people benefit from the funds belonging to them? Tell me if there’s any 
other way because if I start an NGO now, you know how people have 
bastardized NGO’s. You should know that am not hungry. I told someone 
recently that everything that people have on their lips as prayer 
points, God has blessed me with. Tell me what is the prayer point now, 
if I have two cars, is it not only one car that I will drive? If I have a
 whole house, is it not one bed that I will sleep on? God has blessed me
 with a son and daughter. I have three degrees and I’m the CEO of my 
company, KSB International Consulting Company. I’m the vice president of
 Kennis Music. So, if people want to be famous thank God, I am famous at
 least for the last 16 years. I have become a household name. So, you 
can see that I’m a proud beneficiary of these factors in Nigeria. These 
are some of the benefits that Nigeria has offered me and it’s time for 
me to help government to transform the country. 
 
Why did you choose APC as your party? 
If
 you see what APC as a party has done in the states where they are 
controlling, you would be amazed. If you are familiar with how beautiful
 Lagos State is at the moment, then take a ride to Ogun State where APC 
is currently in control, and see the massive change that has taken place
 there. May be, you need to travel to Ibadan, Oyo State and behold the 
massive changes that have taken place in the city of Ibadan. Or better 
still, you travel to Osun State and behold what Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola 
is doing in that state. APC signature is change; especially in the 
south-west. They have done so well in propagating change not just in the
 environment but also, in education, infrastructure, health, efficiency 
and many others. So, they are the team I want to work with for now. 
 
What kind of change would you bring about when you eventually become a law maker in Lagos State? 
Now,
 we are talking about funding, revenue and expenditure. You can’t take 
it away from the fact that Lagos State has about 57 LCDs and the federal
 government is funding only 27, according to their records. I am not 
trying to speak for governor Fashola right now, but the truth is that 
there is so much demand in respect of the amount of money the state is 
getting from the federation account. I am saying it would get to a point
 where the federal government would be able to recognise the great work 
that the Lagos State government is doing with the LCDA that they are not
 funding. The state government is using the little amount it’s 
generating internally to fund the other Local Governments. 
 
Being a celebrated music star, are you going to dump music for politics? 
I
 can’t stop singing. Singing is my nature, music is my life. Give me a 
stage now and I will kill the stage,. I will get you up and get you 
dancing. It’s a ministry; I am actually the youth pastor in my church, 
and every Sunday morning, I’m there. I am a professional person, I can’t
 say because of this I can’t do that. I’m never an idle person and 
again, I easily get bored doing one thing. 
According to Karl Max, “religion is the opium of the people.” 
 
 
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'Why I’m going into politics' -Kennis St. Brown finally Reveals!

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Impeachment of Nasarawa Governor Turns Very Bloody; 3 Men Killed one person was serious wounded

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Three
 people have died while one person was serious wounded during clashes 
between Gwandara and Eggon youths who were protesting over the 
commencement of impeachment proceedings against Governor Umaru Tanko 
Al-Makura of Nasarawa State on Thursday. Leadership gathered
 that some armed Gwandara youths stormed the house of an Eggon man 
around Old Alamis Market and set it ablaze along with his car. Many 
governorship posters of information minister Labaran Maku were said to 
have been pasted on the walls of the house. The
 state police public relations officer, Ismaila Numan, confirmed the 
development, saying the house was burnt in the early hours of the day 
but he could not confirm who was responsible. Investigations has however revealed that... 
 
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The 
impeachment notice served on the governor by the PDP-controlled state 
lawmakers did not go down well with the Gwandara youths who resorted to 
violent protests to register their anger over the attempt to impeach 
their kinsman to pave way for an Eggon man to take over the leadership 
of the state. 
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 One of 
the warring youths was seen with a very deep machete cut in the upper 
arm as he was being taken to the hospital for medication. The 
Gwandara are said to be accusing the Eggon elite of being behind the 
woes of the governor, leading to the impeachment process by the state 
legislators. Maku, the information minister, is of the Eggon 
extraction whereas Governor Al-Makura is of Gwandara ethnic stock; the 
latter are considered one of the smallest ethnic nationalities in the 
state. When Leadership visited the scene of the violence, 
burnt-down commercial tricycles littered the area even as shops and 
other business premises hurriedly closed for fear of being vandalized. Presidency behind my travails – Gov. Al-Makura Governor
 Umoru Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has attributed his present 
travails to the Presidency. The governor made the disclosure through his
 senior special assistant on public affairs, Abdulhamid Yakubu Kwarra, 
while fielding questions from journalists in Jos, the Plateau State 
capital, on Thursday. According to him, this development is meant to destabilize APC-controlled states in the country. Mr
 Kwarra said: “They are threatened by the monumental achievements of the
 APC administration in Nasarawa State; there is no administration that 
is as corrupt as the present PDP-led government in the country. “Authorities
 in Abuja should stop the bull from entering a china shop. They are 
opening a new war front; they should address the issue of the insecurity
 and Chibok girls instead of chasing shadows in the country.” He 
stressed that they were exploring all the options available to them, 
pointing out that a situation where some members of the State House of 
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Impeachment of Nasarawa Governor Turns Very Bloody; 3 Men Killed one person was serious wounded

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[MUST Read] BOKO HARAM: Security Alert in Lagos!

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At
 Last! The Lagos state government has accepted that Boko Haram has 
infiltrated Lagos. To this effect let us all be cautious of the 
following.  

1: Please don't buy "Suya" in public places again, the plan is to poison the spice sprinkled on the Suya ". 
2. Watch the shoemakers, Cloth menders "obioma", that you call into you premises. 
3. If your generator goes off at midnight within an unsecured premise or neighbourhood, Please don't go there to restart. 
4.
 When you go to public places e.g Shoprite, be careful where you park, 
Government is advising Lagosians to stay clear of such places at night, 
be mindful of major bustops at night, Obalende, Oshodi, mile2, Ojota, 
Ojuelegba. Etc. 
Local
 government officials will be going round to collect personal ID's and 
passport photographs of all gatemen in lagos in a bid to trace suspected
 Boko Haram members, Please ensure you know and have d personal details 
of your gatemen, pay close attention to their movement during the day 
and at night.                                 
Please Let's Keep circulating. 
It may seem like a joke but being security conscious never killed anyone.

[MUST Read] BOKO HARAM: Security Alert in Lagos!

At Last! The Lagos state government has accepted that Boko Haram has infiltrated Lagos. To this effect let us all be cautious of the f...