It is now a common trend for a lot of successful Nigerian celebrities to resort to carving a niche for themselves in politics and other fields.
Here is the list of the nigerian celebrities that joined politics:
1. Desmond Elliot
Desmond, a seasoned actor and producer in the Nigerian movie industry contested for a seat in the Lagos state house of assembly in 2015 and won. He was sworn into office at the Lagos State House of Assembly as a member representing Surulere 01 Constituency.
2. 9ice
Singer, Abolore Akande popularly known as 9ice contested in 2015 for the House of Representative seat in Oyo State but lost at the primaries. The musician still landed a political appointed under the current Ajimobi led administration as the Special Assistant to the Governor on Youth matters.
3. Richard Mofe Damijo
Nollywood veteran actor, Richard Mofe Damijo was Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Delta State from 2009 till 2015.
4. Femi Adebayo
Popular yoruba actor, Femi Adebayo was made the Special Adviser to the Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed on Arts, Culture and Tourism in February 2016.
5.Kate Henshaw
Veteran actress Kate Henshaw contested at the PDP primaries in Calabar state but did not win. However, in December 2015, Kate Henshaw was made Special Adviser, Liaison, Lagos to Cross River state.
6. Bob Manuel
Bob-Manuel Udokwu is a veteran Nollywood actor who contested for the position of representative for the Idemili North Local Government Area for Anambra state in 2015 and won.
7. Mercy Johnson
On March 15th 2017, Nollywood actress Mercy Johnson-Okojie was appointed a Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello on Entertainment, Arts and Culture.
8. Kanayo.O.Kanayo
He joined the then ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and had his eyes on the seat of House of Representatives, member for Ahiazu/Ezinihite Mbaise Federal Constituency in 2011. However, he lost in the primary election.
9. Funke Adesiyan
Funke Adesiyan is a Nollywood actress who was seeking office in Oyo state as she contested for the Ibadan South-East constituency seat in the Oyo State House of Assembly.
10. Hilda Dokubo
Ace Actress, Hilda Dokubo was one of the first Nigerian celebrities to get into the political game. She was appointed Special Adviser on Youth Affairs to the former Rivers state governor, Peter Odili in the early 2000’s.
