Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham has penned an open letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu following his swearing-in as the President of the country.
In an open letter, the wife of Kolawole Ajeyemi revealed why she supported his candidacy despite the heavy criticisms and backlash she received.
Toyin stated that she is not motivated by ethnicity or religion when it comes to her choice of leaders.
Her support for Tinubu is because of the good he has done as a senator and a governor and she believes that he would do better as President.
She noted how it’s impossible to get him to be supported by everyone, however, his victory suggests that he is the choice of majority.
Toyin expressed how saddened she is that people have cooked up the narrative that she was heavily paid by him, whereas, her support for him is of her own accord.
The mother of one urged the President to listen to the concerns of the people, address their fears about the future, and restore citizens’ hope.
Read her open letter below,
Toyin Abraham cries out over bullying and insults on social media
Recall that last month, Toyin Abraham had cried out over the bullying and insults she had received for campaigning for Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
In an interview, the mother of one stated that she had never seen this type of trolling before in her entire life.
Toyin noted how many went the extra mile to petition her brands and urge Netflix to take down her movies.
She added that she was intimidated, bullied, insulted, and cursed because she supported the now President-elect.
“I keep saying it again, I sent a DM to a girl, I have been in the industry for 20 years. One even sent a message to Netflix to de-platform me. I didn’t do anything, I don’t even remember that I am an actress. I don’t know why my choice is an issue, I am a strong girl, I am dada. People sent messages to the brands I represent.
There is life after social media. Tomorrow I can tell Portable to come and be president of Nigeria and I will support him.
The intimidation, bullying, abuses, curses in Nigeria, I have never seen this before in my entire life”.
She however didn’t allow the criticisms weigh her down as she strongly belies in his administration.
Toyin Abraham speaks on Tinubu’s victory
Following his victory, Toyin revealed why Tinubu is truly the people’s choice.
The mother of one made this known on her Twitter page as she replied to a fan’s query.
According to her, the insults and bullies from Obidients made many celebrities and citizens not publicly campaign for the APC presidential candidate.
Toyin Abraham further claimed that she knows a lot of people who didn’t campaign for Tinubu but cited for him.
Toyin Abraham, who was mercilessly dragged on social media for supporting BAT, used herself as an example of why many didn’t support Tinubu publicly.
Despite the draggings, she is grateful that he emerged as our president and is optimistic that he would do better for the country.
