2023: Check Out Four Celebrities Who Became Political Candidates

Funke Akindele and Banky W

Different Nigerian celebrities have emerged as pollical candidates and are set to contest inside the 2023 frequent elections.

Apparently, the choice for youth inclusion in governance ahead of the 2023 frequent elections had led to a paradigm shift inside the Nigerian political space.

The shift is most notable inside the leisure space as a plethora of celebrities in the mean time are delving into politics, and some have flip into worthwhile in turning into candidates.

In this piece, The PUNCH highlights 5 Nigerian celebrities who’re political candidates for varied locations of labor ahead of the 2023 elections.

Funke Akindele

Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Funke Akindele, has been named the Peoples Democratic Party deputy governorship candidate of Lagos State.

With this place, she had flip into the working mate of the PDP Lagos State governorship candidate, Olajide Adediran, popularly referred to as Jandor.

While confirming her place, the actress revealed that she has suspended her performing career to offer consideration to her new political aspiration.

Banky W

Actor and singer, Bankole Wellington, popularly typically referred to as Banky W gained the PDP primary ticket for the Eti-Osa constituency inside the Federal House of Representatives ahead of the 2023 frequent election.

It was a double win for the singer as he was earlier declared the winner inside the first primary election nevertheless the end result slip confirmed his challenger, Sam Aiboni, as a result of the winner.

Following the controversy, one different primary was carried out after two weeks and Banky W gained as soon as extra, polling 24 votes out of 29 votes solid by the delegates.

Desmond Elliot

Actor Desmond Elliot, who’s at current representing Surulere Constituency I inside the Lagos State House of Assembly, gained the All Progressives Congress ticket for a third time interval.

In the primary held in May 202, Elliot polled 30 votes as the one actual contestant for the ticket.

Elliot contested and gained the Surulere Constituency 1 seat on the frequent election on April 11, 2015. His nomination by APC for a second time interval received right here unopposed along with the third.

Tonto Dikeh

Nigerian actress, Tonto Dikeh, is at current 2023 Rivers Deputy Governorship candidate of the Action Democratic Congress (ADC).

The actress was unveiled as a result of the ADC Deputy Governorship candidate on Friday, June 24, 2022.