Rivers State born singer turned politician, Gift Uwame, the one popularly called Muma Gee, is all set to represent her people in the House of Representatives come 2015, after she emerged triumphant at the Labour Party primary in the state, held on Tuesday, 9th December, 2014.
Singer picks House of Representatives ticket
Singer Muma Gee will pit her wits against other House of Reps aspirants in the 2015 election after she won the Labour Party ticket.
Muma Gee who quietly decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, after taking the advice of her people and stakeholders going by the intrigues in the party, pitched her tent with the not too popular LP and contested to represent the Abua/Odua and Ahoada East LGA Federal Constituency 1.
Muma Gee makes it the third entertainer to get a ticket to run in the 2015 general elections, joining the likes of Desmond Elliot who won the ticket to go to the Lagos State House of Assembly on the platform of the All Progressive Congress, and Funke Adesiyan, who will vie for the Oyo State House of Assembly on the platform of the PDP.
Others who fell on the wayside include actress Kate Henshaw, actor Kenneth Okonkwo, singers Kenny Saint Best, 9ice and Tony Tetuila.
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