Nigeria, May 4 -- Actor-turned-politician Desmond Elliot has opened up on his decision to seek a fourth term to represent Surulere Constituency I in the Lagos State House of Assembly.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that the 52-year-old was first elected in 2015 under the All Progressives Congress (APC) and went on to secure re-election in 2019 and 2023.

The newspaper also reported that a coalition of concerned stakeholders in Surulere, known as the Surulere Accountability Forum, opposed Mr Elliot's bid for another term.

The group described his three previous tenures as unsatisfactory.

However, in a statement posted on his X page on Monday, the lawmaker confirmed that he had obtained his nomination form to contest again under the APC.

He said...