Funke Akindele joins politics, confirms PDP deputy governorship nomination

The veteran Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele, professionally known as Jenifa, has confirmed her interest in politics.

Akindele has confirmed her nomination as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, deputy gubernatorial candidate.

She has via an Instagram video publicized on Tuesday, revealed that she would be putting a pause to her career, as a film maker.

She said she has chosen to go into politics to make a change and improve the welfare and wellbeing of Lagosians.

She requested that youths should rally around her and governorship candidate, Dr Olajide Adediran known as Jendor.

“I am a Lagosian born out of Ikorodu so when the PDP gubernatorial candidate asked me to be his deputy governor I saw it as an opportunity to help liberate and improve the welfare of our people, particularly the deprived youth, women, and girl child.

“My decision is not only to accept this huge responsibility to see our dear Lagos live up to its full potential with the people as its immediate beneficiaries.

“Over the years a lot of youths have been ignored victimised for daring to have a dream so I use this opportunity to call out all well-meaning residents of the nation, especially the youths. It’s indeed time to use our numerical strength to our full advantage and time to rally ourselves and support our own.

“I’m not unaware of the cost of this assignment on my vibrant career which I must now necessarily put on hold its a huge personal sacrifice but my resolve is no sacrifice is too much for the actualisation of the urgent mission to rescue our people and dear state.

“It is a call I take with reverence and utmost sense of responsibility. Indeed we can achieve a Lagos for all our residents.”