Nollywood Actor, Alapini Says He Regrets Supporting Tinubu During 2023 Election

Veteran Nollywood actor, Ganiu Nafiu aka Alapini has slammed President Bola Tinubu and his son, Seyi for abandoning him and other elderly actors.

He claimed that he and others campaigned for Tinubu, but were abandoned after he won the election.

Alapini, in an interview on ‘Behind the Fame – African A-List TV’ on YouTube, lamented the lack of recognition and neglect that followed Tinubu’s presidential election win.

He said, “We were campaigning with joy thinking our messiah has arrived, because Tinubu is someone we have loved for many years, and he has been helpful to actors.

“That was why we came out to support him for two months. We spent two months campaigning for him.”

Speaking further, Alapini said that despite the visible participation of elderly actors in campaign events, neither Tinubu’s son, Seyi Tinubu, nor the All Progressives Congress acknowledged their efforts.

The thespian also cited his colleague, Olaiya Igwe, who infamously stripped n3ked at a beach to pray for Tinubu’s victory, stressing that he has not been free from the curses laid on him.

Alapini berated Seyi for focusing his philanthropic efforts in Northern Nigeria, suggesting that Yoruba communities have been sidelined.

He added, “Would Seyi claim that he did not see we the old folks during when we were out there campaigning?

“Was Seyi blind that he did not notice our presence, the senior actors? We were over a hundred. We were all walking around, both young and old.

“We even campaigned at areas where some individuals could not conduct campaigns.

“They did not give us anything. People were cursing us in comment sections when we were campaigning.

“My friend Olaiya Igwe, who stripped himself n3ked in the beach because of Tinubu.

“The curses that were placed on him, up till now he hasn’t been free from them.

“That Seyi is now running around the North paying their hospital bills. Aren’t there sick people here in Yorubaland too? How many hospitals has he visited here in Yorubaland to pay bills for sick people?”