Funke Akindele explains why she abandoned Twitter after election loss

Actress Funke Akindele has revealed the reason why she dumped Twitter after her loss in the March 18 Governorship election in Lagos.

Following her unsuccessful bid for political office, Funke Akindele removed all her social media posts regarding her political ambition a few days later, which was also met with opposition and critique from other celebrities, notably Yul Edochie.

Funke also refrained from using Twitter after losing the election.

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Yesterday, however, a fan asked why she had been absent from the social media platform.

“Madam Funke, I site you… Longest time.. you run away from us abi wot happen?” she asked.

Responding to the curious fan, Funke said;

“Dem too dey insult people on this app, so I stay off.”

See the conversation below

Dem too Dey insult people on this app so I stay off. How are you ?

— Funke Akindele (@funkeakindele) May 4, 2023

Funke Akindele speaks about losing election

Earlier, Skabash reported that Funke spoke up about losing the election to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

According to the actress, she has no regrets about running for office, she said it was a learning curve for her; with a lot of things learned and unlearned.

This is coming after Funke Akindele deleted everything related to politics from her Instagram page following her loss.

Now speaking about her participation in the election, she said she has no regrets. She appreciated the people of Lagos who believed in and supported her.

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She wrote, “It has been an amazing and insightful experience on my journey to the ballot, and I must say, it was an absolute learning curve for me. A lot of things have been learned and unlearned. I sincerely do not regret taking this huge step of running for office.

“I, therefore, want to thank the people of Lagos state for believing in me and supporting my decision to run for office. I saw every message of support online and offline, I heard of all the places where people supported me and challenged those who tried to discredit me. I remember every warm welcome during our campaign tour and the faith you all showed in me. The elections might not have panned out in the way we hoped, but it was an honorable run for us. We fought a good fight indeed as a matter of fact.

“I also want to encourage all who mean well for the Nation and the state of Lagos not to give up. I understand that some of us are beginning to develop some sort of apathy toward the system, however, if we do not speak, we would never be heard. I’m glad that we could at least speak up.

“Thank you once again, Lagos, for showing your daughter support. As I consider my next moves in life, I will continue prioritizing the good of the people and the integrity of my position as an advocate for the people.”