Nollywood actress and filmmaker Toyin Abraham has distanced herself from the Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council after her name appeared on the party’s list ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Abraham was listed as a member of the Entertainment and Creative Economy Directorate of the campaign council unveiled by the Lagos APC on Thursday. However, the actress said she was not part of the council and had chosen to stay out of politics.
In an Instagram Story, Abraham urged members of the public to disregard her reported inclusion in the campaign structure.
“I’m not a member of any campaign council. I have said it recently. I am staying out of politics. Please disregard the supposed inclusion of my name in any campaign committee,” she said.
She later explained that her decision was not prompted by online criticism or bullying, saying she was surprised to wake up and find her name on a list she knew nothing about.
“I didn’t do it because of any bully. I did it because it was the right thing to do. I woke up and saw my name on a list I knew absolutely nothing about. Moreover, I’ve already said it—I’m not interested in politics,” she wrote in a subsequent social media post.
Abraham was listed alongside several prominent entertainers, including veteran actor Jide Kosoko, Eniola Badmus, Bimbo Akintola, Saheed Balogun, Bukky Wright and Fuji musicians Wasiu Alabi Pasuma, Obesere and Adewale Ayuba.
The Entertainment and Creative Economy Directorate is headed by Toke Benson-Awoyinka as Director, with Kosoko as Co-Director and Badmus as Deputy Director. The campaign council was scheduled for inauguration on Friday, September 18, at the APC secretariat on ACME Road, Ikeja.
Abraham had publicly supported President Bola Tinubu during the 2023 presidential election, a position that attracted significant criticism on social media. Her latest statement, however, indicates that she does not regard herself as part of the current Lagos APC campaign structure.
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