Thousands of Nigerians were taken by surprise as popular Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, was unveiled as the Lagos PDP governorship candidate.
In an interview with Channels TV on Thursday, July 14, the actress explained the reason why she is running for the deputy governorship race.
According to her, she is doing that to better the lives of people in Lagos, and she believes she can because she has managed a lot of people as an entertainment company owner and has helped improve their living conditions. The only difference to her is that this time around when voted into power, she will do it on a larger scale.
She said, “First I need to let people know something. I am very very compassionate about people. People working with me, children, I have been working as a filmmaker for over two decades, and I’ve been running a company for over 14 years, Scene One productions, and I deal with a lot of people every day, I have been churning out contents for over 17 years, and working with people, managing people is a lot of work.
“And I can still churn out good content and I have been doing it on a smaller scale. And I am so passionate about people, ensuring that they live in good conditions .. health, even in the studio, we have hospitals, we provide good conducive environment for the staff, for the workers.
“With the strength of over a hundred staff. And over the years, I have worked with over 7000 people. And all along, I have faced different challenges as a Lagosian living in Lagos, and I look at it, are we going to continue like this? No.
“I am tired of talking, let’s do something about it. So I’ve been thinking, about it, I would like to do this on a big scale. I’d like to better the lives of people living in Lagos. And when this opportunity came, quickly I jumped on it.”