Nollywood actress Bimbo Akintola has revealed that her strong support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the last election was significantly intensified as a direct reaction to being bullied by an opposition supporter.
Speaking on the With Chude podcast, the movie star explained that the act of bullying spurred her to increase her backing for the then-APC candidate, emphasizing that Nigerians must respect differing political 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.”
Akintola highlighted the case of colleague Joke Silva, who was also severely bullied for her political choice. The actress asserted that the bullying prompted her to issue a public challenge:
“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… You can’t take my voice away from me; it’s mine,” she stated.
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