Nigeria, Nov. 10 -- Nollywood actor Olumide Oworu has declared his intention to contest the Surulere I Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives in the 2027 general elections. He will run on the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM).

Olumide, who is 31, announced his plan on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, in an Instagram post that included his campaign poster. He is best known as Tari in the Africa Magic series The Johnsons.

Image Credit: Instagram He linked the new bid to his first attempt in 2023. "In 2023, we dared to believe that things could be different," he wrote. He said his name did not appear on the final ballot because of "administrative hurdles", but he added that his supporters showed the vision would ...