Funke Akindele breaks silence after losing elections; speaks on next move

Nollywood actress cum politician Funke Akindele has broken her silence after losing elections as she speaks on her next movie.

Funke Akindele lost the gubernatorial elections to incumbent Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to the results, PDP had 19, APC scored 77 while Labour Party polled 3 votes.

After deleting everything related to politics on her page, Funke Akindele penned down a lengthy message on Instagram appreciating and speaking about her insightful experience on her journey to the Nigerian ballot.

She wrote;

“It has been an amazing and insightful experience on my journey to the ballot, and I must say, it was an absolute learning curve for me. A lot of things have been learned and unlearned. I sincerely do not regret taking this huge step of running for office.

“I, therefore, want to thank the people of Lagos state for believing in me and supporting my decision to run for office. I saw every message of support online and offline, I heard of all the places where people supported me and challenged those who tried to discredit me. I remember every warm welcome during our campaign tour and the faith you all showed in me. The elections might not have panned out in the way we hoped, but it was an honorable run for us. We fought a good fight indeed as a matter of fact.

“I also want to encourage all who mean well for the Nation and the state of Lagos not to give up. I understand that some of us are beginning to develop some sort of apathy toward the system, however, if we do not speak, we would never be heard. I’m glad that we could at least speak up.

“Thank you once again, Lagos, for showing your daughter support. As I consider my next moves in life, I will continue prioritizing the good of the people and the integrity of my position as an advocate for the people.

Eko oni baje!”