Veteran filmmaker Alapini has revealed that he and over a hundred Nollywood actors supported President Bola Tinubu during his campaign purely out of admiration for his past contributions to the film industry not for monetary gain.
Speaking during a recent episode of ‘African A-List’, Alapini said the group spent two full months actively campaigning for Tinubu, putting aside their work and personal commitments to support his presidential bid.
Despite their sacrifices, he expressed disappointment over the lack of recognition or appreciation from the current administration, stating that the actors have yet to receive any form of acknowledgment or reward for their efforts.
“We had to abandon all our work to campaign for Tinubu. During the campaign, we were not fighting for our own pocket but genuinely for the well-being of the citizens,” he said.
“We campaigned happily back then, thinking our Messiah had come because Tinubu is someone we love and he had contributed positively to the industry, which is why we supported him.
“We campaigned for two months, and nobody went to work or home. We were not compensated probably they are not yet in the right frame of mind to do so.”
The actor also directed criticism at Seyi, Tinubu’s son, questioning why his philanthropic efforts seem “concentrated in the north” while “neglecting the southwest”.
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“Will Seyi Tinubu claim he didn’t see us, the old actors, when we were campaigning? We were over a hundred actors, both old and young, walking around and reaching areas some people can’t even access,” he said.
“We weren’t given anything before the campaign. We just did it out of love for the person who asked us to, and because Tinubu is someone we genuinely love, so it was voluntary.
“…Seyi is running around the north paying their hospital bills. Aren’t there sick people in Yorubaland too? How many hospitals has he visited here to pay bills for the sick?”
When asked if he would campaign for Tinubu again in 2027, Nofiu said he has no such intentions.
“I haven’t thought about being involved in his second term campaign. They should reflect and acknowledge those who supported him during the first term campaign,” he said.
Nofiu is not the only Nollywood star to express regret over supporting Tinubu’s administration.
In 2023, actress Ronke Oshodi Oke disclosed that she regretted campaigning for the All Progressives Congress (APC) after witnessing the events of the EndSARS protests.
