Funke Akindele has disclosed her plans regarding the future of her political career, following a previous failed attempt.
The movie star and Box Office queen made the reveal during a recent interview with media personality Chude Jidenowo.
Funke Akindele also shared the reason she delved into politics in the first place and her plans to make a comeback.
Popular Nigerian film actress, Funke Akindele has shared her forethought to return to politics. WITHIN NIGERIA recalls Funke Akindele first became actively involved in politics in 2023 as the running mate to Abdulazeez Adediran, the Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Following their defeat by Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, the actress took to her social media page to delete all politically related posts. This move suggested that she might have put her political career to rest.
However, speaking in a fresh interview, Funke Akindele disclosed her intention to return to politics on the WithChude podcast. In her words:
“I am glad I went into politics. And ask me, am I going to do it again? Oh, yes. Oh, I love it. I need to support, I need to give back, that is why I went into politics.”
Despite her previous unsuccessful attempt, Funke Akindele opened up on why she would like to go back into politics. She said:
“Getting into it, seeing the violence, seeing the shouting. Then I started watching female politicians like Mummy Abike Dabiri and co. You know, 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.”
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