<blockquote>Veteran Nollywood actor Ganiu Nafiu, popularly known as Alapini, has expressed regret over supporting President Bola Tinubu during the 2023 presidential campaign.<br><br>He lamented that he and other Yoruba film actors who stood behind the Renewed Hope movement have been neglected ever since the election.<br><br>Alapini voiced his disappointment during an interview on Behind the FameAfrican A-List TV, a YouTube channel, where he discussed his acting career, health challenges, family issues, and his involvement in the Tinubu campaign.<br><br>Speaking with evident frustration in Yoruba, Alapini said the hope they had during the campaign season has since turned into disappointment.<br><br>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, he said.<br><br><b>Alapini revealed that he and many other veterans spent two months campaigning for Tinubu, expecting that their loyalty and visibility would be appreciated after the victory.<br><br>That was why we came out to support him for two months.<br><br>We spent two months campaigning for him.</b><br><br>When asked what they received in return for their efforts, Alapini responded with a tone of resignation saying,Maybe they are not in the right frame of mind to think about giving anything in return yet.<br><br>He alleged that despite the visible participation of elderly actors in campaign events, neither Tinubus son Seyi Tinubu nor the All Progressives Congress acknowledged their efforts.<br><br><b>Would Seyi claim that he did not see we the old folks during when we were out there campaigning'<br><br>Was Seyi blind that he did not notice our presence, the senior actors' he asked.</b><br><br>On the scale of their support, Alapini stated,We were over a hundred. We were all walking around, both young and old.<br><br><b>We even campaigned at areas where some individuals could not conduct campaigns.<br></b><br><br><b>I was entering markets when I am not a mad man.<br><br>They did not give us anything.<br><br>People were cursing us in comment sections when we were campaigning, he said, referencing the backlash they faced online.</b><br><br>He cited the example of fellow actor Olaiya Igwe, who infamously stripped naked at a beach to pray for Tinubus victory.<br><br><b>My friend Olaiya Igwe, who stripped himself naked in the beach because of Tinubu.<br><br> The curses that were placed on him, up till now he hasnt been free from them.<br></b><br>Alapini also debunked rumours that Igwe was rewarded with a car following the incident.<br><br><br>Who gave him' It was not them, he said flatly when the show host brought up the speculation.<br><br><b>When asked whether he would consider campaigning again for Tinubus 2027 re-election, the actor was hesitant and visibly disillusioned.<br><br>He said,I havent thought about it yet.<br><br>It is not even about second term campaign.</b><br><br> Maybe our only form of support will be curses for anyone who chooses to vote for him.<br><br><b>Alapini also criticised Seyi Tinubu for focusing philanthropic efforts in Northern Nigeria</b>, suggesting that Yoruba communities have been sidelined.<br><br><b>That Seyi is now running around the North paying their hospital bills.<br><br><br>Arent there sick people here in Yorubaland too'<br><br>How many hospitals has he visited here in Yorubaland to pay bills for sick people' Alapini queried.</b><br></blockquote><br><a rel=ugc href="https://punchng.com/nollywood-actor-alapini-regrets-supporting-tinubu/">https://punchng.com/nollywood-actor-alapini-regrets-supporting-tinubu/</a>
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