Nollywood actress and movie producer, Funke Akindele-Bello, has confirmed that she is the running mate to Olajide Adediran, the governorship candidate
Nollywood actress and movie producer, Funke Akindele-Bello, has confirmed that she is the running mate to Olajide Adediran, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State.
In a video she posted on Tuesday, she revealed her reasons.
She said, “I saw it as an opportunity to help liberate and improve the wellbeing of our people, particularly the deprived youth, women and the girl child.
“My decision is not just to accept this huge responsibility but to also work tirelessly and complement Jandor’s burning desire to see our dear Lagos live up to its full potential.”
Meanwhile, when she said her name at the end of the video, the Ikorodu-born indigene of Lagos didn’t include her husband’s name, Bello.
Recall that IvoryNG had reported that Gbenga Ogunleye, the media aide to Adediran, had confirmed that Funke who recently got separated from her husband, Abdul Rasheed Bello, was one of the nominees for running mate but was yet to been confirmed.
She was nominated alongside four other people, whose names are Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, a candidate who stepped down for Adediran, Kolawole Vaughan, Adenike Shobajo and [Rasheed] Teslim-Balogun.
Adediran, lead visioner of the Lagos4Lagos Movement, clinched the governorship ticket of the PDP in Lagos state in May.
The governorship election is scheduled for March 11, 2023.
