Funke Akindele, a Nollywood actress and box office sensation, revealed that she would return to politics following her unsuccessful 2023 campaign.
In Lagos State, Funke was the Peoples' Democratic Party's (PDP) candidate for
deputy governor. However, the incumbent All Progressives Congress (APC) party
won the election.
However, the actress stated that she is not deterred by her loss in the 2023
gubernatorial election and that she will be returning to politics when she
appeared on the first live episode of the "WithChude" podcast.
She said, "I
am glad I went into politics. And ask me, am I going to do it again? Oh, yes.
Oh, I love it.”
Funke clarified that her desire
to give back was the driving force for her early entry into politics.
“I need to support, I need to give back, that is why
I went into politics," Funke said as she went on to talk about
her experience in the political arena and how she managed to navigate its
challenging terrain.
She explained, "Getting into it, seeing the violence,
seeing the shouting. Then I started watching female politicians, you know, the
way they speak. The way they speak. and the way they command respect,
authority.
“And I’m like, hey, you are not alone. You can do
it. And I stood, I spoke. I learned that from there that you have to be bold.
You have to be courageous. You have to be strong. What will be will be? Fear
will only put you in a place.”
“So,
all this I learned from doing politics. And I got to know a lot of numbers. I
got educated more, acquired more knowledge. You know, I’m reading more now,
knowing more about my country, knowing more about my state.
“When
I want to speak, I’ll speak with the statistics, you understand, with the
data."
The
actress gave the public the impression that she was taking a vacation from
politics when she removed all political posts from her verified Instagram page
following her election loss.
She also hasn't said much on politics since 2023, until her most recent remarks
on the first-ever live "WithChude" podcast.
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