Nigerian singer, 9ice Set to contest House of Reps seat.

Gongo aso crooner, Abolore Akande a.k.a 9ice, has declared his intention to run for the Ogbomosho North Federal Constituency seat in his home town in Oyo State, southwest Nigeria in 2015.

The singer turned politician who made the announcement on his Instagram page @iam9ice recently, did not indicate on which political party’s platform he intended to achieve his dream.

9ice had during an interview with Channels Television last year, said he will contest for a House of Representatives Position in 2015.

The father of three stated during the interview that he is currently enrolled in school in order to adequately prepare himself for political office.

currently enrolled in Online classes at Capella University, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.

Speaking on why he joined politics and returned to school in an interview with the Punch Newspapers, he said,”I have always loved academics. To have a degree is very important. While I was back at the drawing board, I had an opportunity to go back to school and I used it.

“I have always been a fan of Law. Now that I got the opportunity of going back to school, I decided to study Law that I have always loved. I didn’t want to go to school and just study ‘anything’.

“Politics is not something I came across all of a sudden. It was actually annoyance that made me want to go into politics. When you see people who are there and speaking ‘big’ grammar and not doing anything for the people, it can be annoying. You don’t have to earn a degree to make a difference in your community anyway. All you need to have is an understanding of what your community is yearning for.

“Politics at grassroot level is difficult. I want to be where I intend to make an impact. I want the change to be felt by the people,” he said.

Speaking on whether he will be doing music and politics at the same time, he said,”I don’t want to be doing music when I am 40 years. I can’t do that. It is not for me. I can’t be 40 and still be jumping on the stage.

“This is a personal decision. I am not condemning those who are doing it. For me, when I am 40, I want to be doing something more challenging. I am too much of a serious person to be doing music at the age of 40. At 40, what I would be singing might not go down well with so many people. I would rather stay out of music and do another thing,” he averred.