YouTuber Niko Omilana explains why him running for London Mayor is more than a meme Instagram: Niko OmilanaPopular YouTuber Niko Omilana is running for London Mayor, hoping to secure as many votes as possible on May 6. This is the first year that not only one, but two YouTubers have got their hats in the ring. Niko Omilana has more than 3.5 million subscribers on YouTube and is well known for his comedic skits and prank videos. Notably, he snuck into the Logan Paul vs KSI boxing match in 2018 and even their rematch, but he was banned from any future matches by DAZN and Matchroom boxing. Since he\u2019s known for not taking anything too seriously, it came as a surprise to many that he is genuinely running for Mayor of London, as well as fellow YouTuber Max Fosh. Incredibly, Niko currently has a 5% backing in the polls and is the second choice for voters between ages 18 to 24, just beaten by Sadiq Khan. How did a YouTuber find his way into politics? Niko spoke to Dexerto about his campaign and his plans for the future. Niko claims he wasn\u2019t taken seriously at all at first by the UK media, and in one video, he documented his push to get an interview with the BBC and to be treated equally to the other candidates. Eventually, he managed to secure a spot in front of BBC cameras but was still left out of televised debates. \u201cI think it\u2019s outrageous how ITV haven\u2019t interviewed me,\u201d he said, \u201cthey\u2019re interviewing people polling only 1% higher than me.\u201d Niko maintains that he\u2019s working hard to get his voice heard, attempting to brush off his reputation as a YouTube comedian: \u201cI\u2019m not a prankster I\u2019m a politician. If I was a YouTube prankster then maybe I\u2019d have pranks or something set up, but no. It\u2019s just polished politician-type stuff\u2026 We\u2019re taking this campaign extremely seriously.\u201d Despite apparent erasure from mainstream media, Niko is determined to gather up big-name supporters. Naturally, his co-creators Sharkey, Chunkz, and AJ Shabeel and even the Sidemen are all backing him as he aims to \u201cbring it home for YouTube.\u201d Niko claims to have the support of Kanye West, Barack Obama, and even the late Tupac and Mohammad Ali, adding \u201cthey have all told me personally,\u201d although this could not be confirmed. He even tweeted Dua Lipa who publicly expressed her support for Sadiq Khan, and managed to ratio her 90k likes over 23k likes. \u201cI\u2019m sure she\u2019s nursing her wounds,\u201d he said. world famous pop stars taking L\u2019s, you love to see it pic.twitter.com\/DoGqAlRPIt \u2014 NDL Ringside (@NikoOmilana) April 15, 2021 As for his popularity, he said, \u201cI did expect it. I believe that there isn\u2019t a greater leader in this nation than me,\u201d before adding that losing \u201cis a completely unrealistic scenario which I haven\u2019t given much thought to, because it\u2019s impossible.\u201d The 23-year-old believes this is partly down to his ability to represent young people as a young YouTuber who is making noise, stating \u201cyoung people need to be listened to,\u201d while in turn encouraging as many young people to register to vote as possible. What are Niko Omilana\u2019s policies? Aside from that core message, the YouTuber laid out his other policies in a manifesto released on Twitter at 4:20 pm on April 27. It includes points such as \u201cBoris Johnson will be forced to shush,\u201d \u201cAll racists will have their teeth removed,\u201d and \u201cRaise the minimum wage by 6.9%.\u201d MY FULL MANIFESTO #NikoForMayor pic.twitter.com\/6OE9qmugd6 \u2014 NDL Ringside (@NikoOmilana) April 27, 2021 He demonstrated one of his points by driving a London bus turned \u201cFive-star restaurant\u201d around the city which he calls \u201cStop and Serve,\u201d something he wants to introduce as Mayor which he says will include free school meals. Even if he does fail to become Mayor of London this time around, Niko seems determined as ever, stating that he will be back again to run in four years\u2019 time. One thing is for certain \u2014 people are taking notice. You can find all the other candidates for the London Mayoral elections on the London Elects website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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