Nigerian music sensation, Davido recently endorsed his uncle Senator Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke who is running for the Governorship of Osun state. Undoubtedly, endorsing his uncle will further the Senator’s political ambition amongst the youths in Osun State. In a related development , Brazil’s football star Neymar has given his backing to former fellow international forward Romario in the upcoming gubernatorial elections next month.
This is not the first time Neymar has expressed support for a politician, having backed center-right candidate Aecio Neves in the 2014 presidential elections. Romario, who helped Brazil lift the World Cup in 1994, is currently a Senator but is running for Governor of his native Rio de Janeiro in the upcoming October 7 elections.
The former Barcelona forward, having retired from his playing career, for the second time, in 2009, Romario was first elected a Rio deputy in 2010 and then became a senator in 2014. He now wants to govern Rio state, which is close to bankruptcy and has seen a wave of violence since hosting the 2016 Olympic Games. Having previously represented the center-right PSDB party, Romario is now standing for the centrist Podemos party. The latest opinion poll by Ibope consultancy a week ago gave Romario 20% of the vote, just behind center-right candidate Eduardo Paes, with 23.
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