Nollywood Actress, Funke Akindele has been reported to be vying for the post of the Deputy for the Governorship candidate on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Nigeria.

Funke was favored after she was listed among five names released as the potential running mates of the party’s governorship candidate, Alhaji Abdulaziz Olajide Adediran popularly known as Jandor.

Twitter user and Political Strategist, Hon. Otaigbe Imadegbelo, confirmed this in a post he shared.

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Here’s how netizen’s reacted to the news –

Mubarak wrote;

Funke Akindele-Bello is the Lagos PDP Deputy Guber candidate.

She’ll lose but she’ll be a good loser.

Temitope wrote;

When did Funke Akindele become a member of PDP?

If it can with Tonto Dikeh in Rivers, it is also possible in Lagos.

Samuel wrote;

I once said Lagos governorship election ‘ll be keenly contested, dear beloved on dis street, I’m eating my words back

Eko PDP are just there 2 fulfil all righteousness, Jandor won’t smell 200k votes
Funke Akindele as Deputy Governor, was she nt convicted in 2019, 10yrs don nack?