Gboah.com: "I DECIDED TO GIVE HIM SUPPORT AND MY PERSONAL CHOICE" SAID BALOGUN REVEALED HIS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FOR NIGERIA

"I DECIDED TO GIVE HIM SUPPORT AND MY PERSONAL CHOICE" SAID BALOGUN REVEALED HIS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FOR NIGERIA

Saidi Balogun, a famous Nollywood actor, offers advice to young Nigerians in response to accusations that he had been given N20 million to back Peter Obi, the Labour Party's (LP) presidential candidate, in the upcoming 2023 elections.

Instead of trying to force a certain candidate on anyone, the veteran actor advised the youths to let Nigerians support their own choice. In order to fulfill their civic duty during the elections, he continued, they should use their Permanent Voter's Card, or PVC, rather than exercising dictatorial power.

A well-known name in the film industry, Saidi Balogun, debunked rumors that he had turned down N20 million from Peter Obi's campaign when asked to back the former Anambra governor for president, saying they were entirely untrue. He pointed out that "they shouldn't be peddling false news because of anybody."

I can only advise young people to think carefully before supporting anyone. Please let the youths allow others to support their favorite candidates. They have PVCs, therefore they shouldn't be disseminating false information because of anyone, the 55-year-old man told the Punch.

He said:

“My advice to them is that they should use the power of their PVC. As they have the right to support any candidate of their choice, so do I. You are becoming a dictator if you are trying to force me to agree with your choice.

Only what my candidate has done or will do may be preached, demonstrated, or promoted. You can accept it, but it's okay if you don't. You are free to present or demonstrate the appeal of your own candidate, and I might agree with you. It is not our place to slander, curse, or engage in physical conflict with one another. And I must add that it's crucial to check the veracity of a news item when we see it before we start rebroadcasting it because false information spreads quickly.

Balogun went on to explain his decision to back APC presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2023 presidential election. He asserted that Tinubu shares his leadership philosophy of elevating talented individuals, just like himself.

He said:

“So, I came out to support Asiwaju (Bola Tinubu) and they asked me why. I told them that in Yoruba land, everybody you know who has been this and that, he (Asiwaju) was the one that brought them out – counting from (Babatunde) Fashola, (Yemi) Osinbajo to (Akinwunmi) Ambode. He (Tinubu) was the one who brought them out. When he picked these people, everybody was asking questions, but when they got there, what Asiwaju saw in these people, everybody started seeing too.

“In my films online, I have brought to limelight actors that people had not seen before; Asiwaju too has that style. I decided to give him my support. His good deeds that I know of are what I am talking about, and that’s me. Whosoever you support, it’s your personal choice and I don’t have to fight you over it”. 

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