Elijah Adebero
Controversial actress cum politician, Tonto Dikeh, has declared that she has retired from acting.
According to her, she wants to focus on politics.
Her romance with politics peaked months ago when she was made the deputy Governorship Candidate for Rivers State.
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The thespian disclosed her decision to quit Nollywood during a recent interview with BBC News Pidgin.
She said:
“I’ve done like two films in 10 years, so you can’t tell me I’m still in the industry.
I would always appreciate that it was the industry that my path started from, that my shine started from, it is something that I respect, but it’s not something that has been in my life for a while now.
So even after the election, it is not something I plan on bringing back.”
On her fellow entertainers like Funke Akindele and Banky W, who are running in the coming election, Tonto said, “It’s not easy for them being where they are and putting yourself out there to effect change, because criticisms and so many things are involved.”
Banky W is running for the House of Representatives seat in Eti-Osa constituency, Lagos while Funke Akindele is running as deputy governorship candidate in Lagos.
Both of them are members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
“I believe in Funke, I believe in Banky.
“These two people… I can hold to something and say I believe that these people have a vision for the people,” Tonto added.
Tonto likened her chance of winning to that of the duel between biblical David and Goliath, saying “anything can happen.”
The screen diva was announced as the running mate to Tonte Ibraye, the ADC governorship candidate for Rivers on June 24, 2022.
