By Aderinola Abimbola
Popular Nigerian actress, Funke Akindele has revealed her intention to go back to politics. Akindele first became actively involved in politics in 2023 during the general elections as the Deputy Governor candidate for the People’s Democratic Party, PDP.
Funke Akindele disclosed her intention to return to politics in a live interview of WithChude.
“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,” Akindele said while speaking on her political experience.
Akindele also spoke about her experience in 2023 and why she would like to go back into politics.
“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.” Akindele stated.
The Nollywood actress had been quiet about her political defeat in 2023 up until now, she had also erased all the posts relating to her political campaign from her social media page.
