Like some other veteran actors that include Ganiyu Nofiu aka Alapinni Oosa, actress Bimbo Akintola has revisited the issues surrounding her support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the 2023 election.
Alapinni and some of his colleagues have alleged abandonment after the contributions they believed they made during the campaign.
He said they were rallied by road transporters boss, Musiliu Akinsanya.
In Akintola’s case, however, she is revisiting the reason she supported Tinubu.
In an interview on With Chude, she noted that her support for Tinubu was fueled by an opposition’s supporter who bullied her over her choice of candidate.
The actress urged Nigerians to respect differing political opinions, emphasising that everyone has the right to his/her own views.
The actress also condemned the treatment of veteran actress Joke Silva, who faced harsh criticism for her support of Tinubu.
She wrote, “I supported President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the last election because somebody annoyed me with their bullying.
“Nigerians are annoying. Don’t bully other people. We have our rights to differences of opinion. You don’t like this man [Tinubu], cool, you have the right not to like him. You prefer this person, good for you. But don’t bully others.
“They bullied aunty Joke to the point that someone wrote something that was so inhumane. So, I made a video and said, ‘I’m also supporting Tinubu, kill me, let me see if you can change my mind.’
“We need to stop bullying. We need to agree that we can never agree with everybody. That’s what makes us great and beautiful. If we are all the same, it would be a boring life. Till tomorrow, you might not agree that he was the best person for the job, but at that point, that was who I wanted, that was who I voted for. You can’t take my voice away from me; it’s mine,” she expressed.
