Alapini: Olaiya Igwe Cursed, I Regret Supporting Tinubu, Seyi Should Be Ashamed

Veteran Nollywood actor Ganiu Nafiu, also known as Alapini, has expressed sorrow for supporting President Bola Tinubu during the 2023 presidential campaign.
According to reports, Alapini decried the lack of acknowledgment and neglect following Tinubu’s presidential election victory in an appearance on YouTube’s ‘Behind the Fame – African A-List TV’.
Alapini stated that the hope they had throughout the campaign season has since turned into disappointment, emphasizing that he and many other veterans spent two months fighting for Tinubu, anticipating their commitment and exposure to be rewarded after the election.

He went on: “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.” That’s why we came out to help him for two months. “We spent two months campaigning for him.”

Speaking further, Alapini stated that despite the visible presence of senior performers in campaign events, neither Tinubu’s son, Seyi Tinubu, nor the All Progressives Congress recognized their contributions.

The actor also highlighted his colleague, Olaiya Igwe, who famously stripped naked on a beach to pray for Tinubu’s win, emphasizing that he has not been free of the curses placed against him.

Alapini chastised Seyi for centering his humanitarian activities in Northern Nigeria, implying that Yoruba villages had been overlooked.

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He went on to say, “Would Seyi claim that he did not notice us, the elderly, while we were out campaigning?

“Was Seyi that blind that he failed to detect our presence, senior actors? We numbered over a hundred. We all walked about, young and old.

“We even campaigned in locations where some people couldn’t campaign.

“They gave us nothing. People cursed us in the comments area when we were campaigning.

“My friend Olaiya Igwe stripped naked on the beach because of Tinubu.

” He has yet to be free of the curses laid on him.

“That Seyi is currently roaming around the North, paying hospital bills. Aren’t there sick people in Yorubaland, too? How many hospitals has he visited throughout Yorubaland to pay sick people’s bills?