Politics
MANY celebrities are bracing up to play active roles in deciding who becomes the next President.
Among the wide array of candidates from various political parties, many including prominent celebrities are rooting for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu who is the standard bearer of All Progressives Congress (APC).
While many of these celebrities have openly declared their support for Tinubu, some others are yet to declare publicly but they’ve joined Tinubu’s trending catchphrase ‘E mi lo kan’ to show he is a candidate to support.
The Nation’s checks show top actors and actresses in the Yoruba and English movie industries are strongly rooting and mobilising support for Tinubu.
In November 2021, Nollywood actor John Okafor (Mr Ibu) with his colleagues like Foluke Daramola, Harry Anyanwu, and Benedict Johnson, drummed support for Tinubu’s presidential ambition.
In June, some Nollywood stars under the League of Actors comprising Fausat Balogun, Yinka Quadri, Jide Kosoko, Taiwo Hassan, Faithia Williams, Femi Adebayo, Shola Kosoko, Saheed Balogun, among others were seen campaigning for Tinubu.
1. Popular comedian Gbenga Adeyinka
2. Eniola Badmus
3. Olawale Olofooro, popularly known as Brymo – The singer earned accolades for nicknaming the former governor ‘City Boy’
4. Toyin Adegbola aka Toyin Tomato
5. Lateef Adedimeji – He played the role of ‘Tinubu’ in the movie ‘Last Man Standing’ movie.
6. Fausat Balogun
7. Yinka Quadri
8. Jide Kosoko
9. Taiwo Hassan
10. Faithia Williams
11. Femi Adebayo
12. Shola Kosoko
13. Saheed Balogun
14. Olaiya Igwe
15. Adebayo Salami
16. Lanre Hassan aka Iya Awero.
17. Eniola Ajao
18. Foluke Daramola
19. Murphy Afolabi
20. Olusoji Taiwo
21. Big Brother Naija season 3 housemate, Leo Da-silvaA
22. Aphrodisiac merchant, Hauwa Muhammed aka Jaruma
23. Instagram comedian Mr Jollof
-The Nation
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Tags: Benedict Johnson Foluke Daramola Harry Anyanwu John Okafor Mr Ibu Tinubu
