Monday, December 8, 2025 - Nollywood actress Bimbo Akintola has opened up about the reason behind her unwavering support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The movie star, who supported Tinubu during the last
election, explained that she increased her support for the then-APC candidate
because an opposition supporter bullied her over her choice of Tinubu.
She claimed that her increased support for Tinubu was to
spite her bully.
Speaking in a recent episode of With Chude, Akintola urged
Nigerians to respect other people’s political choices and opinions.
“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 [Silva] 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.
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