BEVERLY HILLS, January 07, (THEWILL) – Yul Edochie, Nollywood actor and politician has signified his interest to run for president in 2023. Edochie who is the son of veteran actor, Pete Edochie used the occasion of his 39th birthday, which is today, to announce his presidential bid.
The actor posted a picture of himself on his social media page with the caption, “Happy 39th birthday to me. Last year l asked for wisdom, you gave it to me Lord. This year I ask for your grace oh Lord as I prepare to run for President of Nigeria in 2023.:To bring real Peace, Unity & Progress. The youths deserve a chance to fix our Nation, So help us God. Amen!”
This won’t be the actor’s first time of taking a shot at the highest office. In 2018, he declared an interest in running for the office of president of Nigeria in the 2019 general elections. He ran on the platform of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA but failed to win the party’s primary.
Before then in 2017, Edochie unsuccessfully contested the Anambra governorship election on the platform of Democratic Peoples Congress (DPC). He secured only 145 votes, and months after the election, he defected to APGA when the incumbent, Willie Obiano made him his Senior Special Assistant on Creative and Entertainment Media.
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