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Nollywood actress and politician, Funke Akindele, has expressed gratitude to her colleague, Ruth Kadiri, for showing her support.
Since unveiling her political project, Funke has received less support from her colleagues since her emergence as the deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State.
While some of her colleagues camp with the Labour Party and the incumbent governor of Lagos who is running for a second term, Ruth has shown her support for Funke.
The mother of two had endorsed Funke for Deputy Governor of Lagos under the PDP Umbrella.
The actress took to her Instagram page to state reasons for supporting the actress-turned-politician.
She qualified Funke as being hardworking, tough, emotional and so on
She wrote: It’s election season! And @funkejenifaakindele is my candidate. Reasons been. You’re hardworking. You’re smart. You’re tough. You’re emotional. Above all you’re disciplined. You dare to tread where others won’t fly. You’re a risk taker. I know you’re a filmmaker. I trust you will do a good job. YOU HAVE MY VOTE❤️?”.
Under Ruth‘s comment section, Funke expressed gratitude to her for the support.
“Thank you Ruth”, Funke stated.
Funke starred in the sitcom I Need to Know from 1998 to 2002, and in 2009, she won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She rose to fame for her role in the movie titled Jenifa which earned her the nickname Jenifa.
The Omo Ghetto trilogy contributed to her fame. Funke Akindele played the lead role in the show Jenifa’s Diary, for which she was named the Best Actress in a Comedy at the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards.
Again, at the 2020 and 2022 AMVCA, she took home the same award, making it her third win for the Best Actress in a Comedy category.
Funke is the most nominated actress at the AMVCA and currently owns seven AMVCA which makes her the actress with most win at the AMVCA.
She is the second director to gross over a billion at the box office with movies like Your Excellency, Omo Ghetto: The Saga and most recent Battle on Buka Street.
In 2022, she was nominated by the People’s Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, as the running mate for the 2023 Lagos state governorship election.