Is now a common trend for a lot of
successful Nigerian celebrities to resort to carving an niche for
themselves in politics and other fields.
We present you a list of top Nigerian
celebrities who have joined politics and what they have achieved so far.
See full list below…
1 Kate Henshaw
Veteran actress Kate Henshaw contested
at the PDP primaries in Calabar state but did not win. However, in
December 2015, Kate Henshaw was made Special Adviser, Liaison, Lagos to
Cross River state.
2 Desmond Elliot
Desmond, a seasoned actor and producer
in the Nigerian movie industry contested for a seat in the Lagos state
house of assembly in 2015 and won. He was sworn into office at the Lagos
State House of Assembly as a member representing Surulere 01
Constituency.
3 Julius Agwu
Julius the genius wanted to be the governor of his state Rivers before he was persuaded to step down for Wike
4 9ice
Singer, Abolore Akande popularly known
as 9ice contested in 2015 for the House of Representative seat in Oyo
State but lost at the primaries. The musician still landed a political
appointed under the current Ajimobi led administration as the Special
Assistant to the Governor on Youth matters.
5 Bob Manuel
Bob-Manuel Udokwu is a veteran Nollywood
actor who contested for the position of representative for the Idemili
North Local Government Area for Anambra state in 2015 and won.
6 Richard Mofe Damijo
Nollywood veteran actor, Richard Mofe Damijo was Commissioner of Culture and Tourism in Delta State from 2009 till 2015.
7 Hilda Dokubo
Ace Actress, Hilda Dokubo was one of the
first Nigerian celebrities to get into the political game. She was
appointed Special Adviser on Youth Affairs to the former Rivers state
governor, Peter Odili in the early 2000’s.
8 Ini Edo
In February 2016, talented Nollywood actress Ini Edo, was appointed Special Adviser on Tourism to the Akwa Ibom State Governor.
9 Femi Adebayo
Popular yoruba actor, Femi Adebayo was
made the Special Adviser to the Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah
Ahmed on Arts, Culture and Tourism in February 2016.
10 Mercy Johnson
On March 15th 2017, Nollywood actress
Mercy Johnson-Okojie was appointed a Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to
Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello on Entertainment, Arts and Culture.
11 Nkiru Slyvanus
Nkiru Sylvanus was one of the first set
of celebrities to venture into politics. In 2011, she was appointed the
Special Adviser on Lagos Affairs to the Imo State Government. She was
later made Special Adviser on Public Relations to the same state
Government.
12 Kanayo.O.Kanayo
He joined the then ruling People’s
Democratic Party (PDP) and had his eyes on the seat of House of
Representatives, member for Ahiazu/Ezinihite Mbaise Federal Constituency
in 2011. However, he lost in the primary election.
13 Tony Tetuila
Anthony Olanrewaju Awotoye, popularly
known as Tony Tetuila, who hails from Irepodun Local Government Area of
Kwara State, contested for the 2015 National Assembly election for the
House of Representatives’ seat of his home constituency on the platform
of the All Progressives Congress (APC) which he later lost.
14 Muma Gee
Gift Iyumame Eke aka Muma Gee contested
for the Federal House of Representative in Abua/Odua and Ahoada East LGA
of Rivers State under PDP’s big umbrella.
15 Funke Adesiyan
Funke Adesiyan is a Nollywood actress
who was seeking office in Oyo state as she contested for the Ibadan
South-East constituency seat in the Oyo State House of Assembly.
16 Kenny Saint Brown
Ksb as she is fondly called may not be
that relevant today but she is still no pushover in the music industry.
She contested for the Lagos state house of assembly Ikeja constituency
under the APC but did not win.
17 Dayo Adeneye
Popular TV presenter and co-founder of
Primetime Entertainment, Dayo Adeneye popularly known as D1 contested
for the Ogun State House of Assembly at the Odogbolu constituency under
the APC but lost.
18 Kenneth Okonkwo
Nollywood actor, Kenneth Okonkwo who was
interested in Nsukka/Igbo Eze south Federal Constituency backed out of
the PDP primaries in December 2014.
19 Bukky Wright
Veteran actress, Bukky Wright also
joined politics when she contested as a member of the House of
Representatives at the the Abeokuta South Federal Constituency, under
the Social Democratic Party.
20 Onyeka Onwenu
Onyeka Onwenu is not only a renowned Nigerian singer who was the former chairperson of Imo State Council for Arts and Culture.
She was appointed by former President
Jonathan as the executive director/chief executive officer of the
National Centre for Women Development in September 2013.
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