Star actress and politician, Funke Akindele, has reaffirmed her intention to leave Nollywood to pursue her political career.
It would be recalled that Funke Akindele stated in July, while confirming her PDP deputy governorship candidacy, that she was willing to pay the price of embracing politics, which would temporarily halt her career in the Nollywood industry.
Funke Akindele revealed in an interview with Punch Deji Lambo that her latest film, Battle on Buka Streets, is her farewell project before delving fully into politics.
Funke is running for the position of deputy governor of Lagos State in 2023, which is why she is leaving the film industry.
According to her, she is passing the torch to the new ones, though she will continue to advise and supervise them in the background.
She also expressed her joy at progressing from an actress to a writer, producer, and director, as well as discovering new talents.
She said; “A great change has happened positively if you noticed. From being an actor, I also write, produce, direct and discover new faces. So, I have passed the baton of production to the young people because I have moved into politics now. ‘Battle on Buka Street’ is like a farewell because I am going to be the next deputy governor of Lagos State. So, I am passing the baton to the new ones because we need to give them an opportunity. Yes, I will be in the background to advise and supervise them, but let them be the face, let us celebrate them, are you not tired of seeing old faces?”
The mother of two further revealed that she filmed the movie during her tough times, though she didn’t specify if it was during the rumoured divorce from her husband, JJC Skillz.
In her words; “It was tedious; I filmed ‘Battle on Buka Street’ when I was really down, emotionally I was down, and this was before politics. So, rather than sitting down crying, I had to braze up because a lot of young people are looking up to me in the entertainment industry as we do work together. So, I can’t just sit down; I just pushed past all the pain, and put the emotions into the project and today we see the big thing happening and I am excited about that.
