A popular Nollywood actress and Deputy Governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Funke Akindele has said that controversies surrounding her private life have nothing to do with her deputy governorship ambition.
She described PDP as a party with a viable structure and credible alternative to effect positive change in the state.
Funke made the declaration while featuring on Channels Television’s interview programme, Politics Today on Thursday.
The Nollywood star and content creator was surprisingly picked as the running mate to Olajide Adediran who described her as large-hearted with a well-known history of service and advocacy.
Stating reason to venture into politics, the 44-year-old stressed that she came into the political lines to effect change in Lagos as she was tired of just talking about the problems facing the metropolis.
According to her, “I am very compassionate about people, people working with me, children. I have faced different challenges as a Lagosian and I looked at it; are we going to continue like this? No, I am tired of talking. Let us do something about it.
“I would like to do this on a big scale, I would like to better the lives of Lagosians and when this opportunity came I jumped at it.
“I live in Lagos, I do not like the way we live in Lagos, and the standard of living is pretty low. Lagos is suffering from infrastructural decay and deficit,” the Nollywood actress said.
Akindele expressed her readiness to work with the party governorship candidate to influence policies and make critical decisions to help the state.
She also stated that recent controversies surrounding her private life are no hindrance to her pursuing this course of action as she also feels the challenges an average Lagos resident encounters each day.
“It is normal if you are in the limelight people will talk about you. This is new terrain for me and it is kind of normal for people to question if you are capable of doing this and speculate if you are here for jokes.
“I am in the system, I am in pain. We all know where the shoes pinch us.”
Funke also alluded to her huge follower base as being integral to claiming victory for the PDP in Lagos come 2023
“I have the numbers, I have fans and followers, and I am true to myself. I have close to 19-20 million followers on social media.”
