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Funke Akindele takes down posts relating to politics after losing election

Babatunde Lawal

March 20, 2023 10:58 AM

Funke Akindele takes down posts relating to politics after losing election [Kemifilani]

Funke Akindele takes down posts relating to politics after losing election [Kemifilani]

Nollywood actress Funke Akindele has deleted all posts relating to politics from her Instagram page.

After losing the just-concluded gubernatorial elections, the actress-turned-politician took down all political posts concerning herself and, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, better known as Jandor, after they contested under the People’s Democratic Party for governor and deputy governor positions in Lagos state respectively.

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Recall that Akindele lost her polling unit 019, Ita Aro square, Ijimu ward in Ikorodu, Lagos State, to the current governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

According to the results collated from the polling unit, PDP secured a total of 19 votes, while APC scored 77 votes and the Labour Party had 3 votes.

Some fans are expressing concerns for the actress and what losing the elections means to her.

Babatunde Lawal Babátúndé Lawal is a Celebrity Reporter at Pulse. A director and writer who works in a variety of mediums, including theatre, film, and social media. When he is not trying to beat deadlines, he is either seeing a movie or watching a Chelsea F.C match.

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