Nollywood actor Olumide Oworu has declared his intention to contest for a seat in the House of Representatives in the 2027 general elections, three years after his name was omitted from the ballot in his bid for the Lagos State House of Assembly.
Oworu announced his intention to represent Surulere I Federal Constituency, Lagos State, on the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement in an Instagram post on Tuesday.
The actor, who contested under the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, said his previous political experience had strengthened his determination to participate in governance.
“In 2023, we dared to believe that things could be different. We stepped out, we organized and we proved that the youth of Surulere Constituency 1 are ready for governance driven by conscience,” he wrote.
He said administrative challenges prevented his name from appearing on the final ballot but maintained that the experience did not mark the end of his political ambition.
“Despite the administrative hurdles that left our names off the final ballot, your resilience showed me that our vision was never a passing phase. Instead, it was the beginning of something much more significant,” he added.
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Declaring his 2027 ambition, Oworu said, “That is why I am incredibly proud to declare my candidacy for the House of Representatives (Surulere 1 Federal Constituency) in the 2027 elections under the banner of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM).”
He urged residents to support his aspiration, stressing the need for young people to participate actively in decisions affecting their future.
“We cannot afford to sit on the sidelines while our future is decided by a political class that won’t have to live with the consequences of today’s choices,” he wrote.
In the 2023 elections, Oworu contested for the Surulere Constituency I seat in the Lagos State House of Assembly, where he was expected to challenge the incumbent lawmaker, Desmond Elliot.
However, a report by Vanguard at the time stated that Oworu’s name was missing from the ballot, while Adebayo Bode was listed as the Labour Party candidate on the official declaration of result sheet.
The report attributed the development to legal disputes involving the candidates, which remained unresolved as the election approached.
Oworu is now seeking a seat in the House of Representatives under the APM ahead of the 2027 elections. The party is also the platform of Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, who has declared his presidential ambition.