Toyin Abraham Advises Timini Egbuson to Stay Neutral in Politics After Her Own Experience Supporting Tinubu
Popular Nollywood actress Toyin Abraham don give strong advice to her colleague, actor Timini Egbuson, say make him no dey involve himself for politics at all. She talk this one while she dey explain to am how him fit make him movie sell well well for box office. Toyin say her open support and campaign for President Bola Tinubu during the last election don seriously affect her career and her craft. She warn am say, ‘The first advice I go give you for my entire life na make you no put your mouth for politics. No tell anybody say you dey support person. No support anybody, just dey your dey. Stay neutral.’ When Timini try remind her say she sef support Tinubu openly before, she just reply, ‘That was then.’ She shout say, ‘Haaaaaaa, e affect me oooo,’ to show how e really pain her. This matter connect to wetin happen for 2024 when her movie ‘Ijakumo’ (Born-Again Stripper) face plenty wahala. People dey share am for WhatsApp without permission, and she cry out say netizens vex say dem no go watch her movie because she campaign for Tinubu. She ask why na her own candidate na crime but others own no be crime. Toyin Abraham use this chance to tell Timini say e better make celebrities no show their political side openly so that e no go spoil their work and fan base. The gist show how politics fit enter Nollywood and cause problem for actors and their movies, especially for this Naija environment where people dey take politics personal well well. Many stars don learn this lesson the hard way, and Toyin dey share her own experience to protect her colleague from same wahala.
