Yoruba actor, Ebun Oloyede, also known as Olaiya Igwe, has disclosed why he stripped naked at the beach, to pray for the victory of the All Progressive Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, in the forthcoming election.
The veteran actor made a nude video of himself campaigning for Tinubu.
The video went viral on social media on Saturday, 3 December, 2022.
Uploading a nude video of himself on a beach, the actor offered prayers for Tinubu’s victory.
The video captured the veteran actor from behind, nude. He then turned around and was caught in a headshot as he prayed to the ocean for Tinubu’s victory.
Reminiscent of a typical Yoruba movie, the actor, who lost N52m to movie piracy in 2014, and once said that Tinubu saved his life after he was diagnosed with nephrolithiasis (Kidney Stones) without knowing him, invoked the river god amidst thunder and lightning effects.
“It is my pleasure to support a candidate who reflects our values and highest ideals. There is one candidate in this election who will protect that dream.
“One leader who will fight hard to keep the promise of Nigeria for the next generation. And that’s why we must stand up and make Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Jagaban the next president of Nigeria,” he wrote on his Instagram page.
Instagram has deleted the actor’s account for violating the platform’s rules on nudity and obscenity.
The actor, who hails from Ogun State, has been in the news for his unusual gratitude to his benefactors, Tinubu and MC Oluomo.
Earlier in the year, Olaiya, who has been in the Yoruba movie industry since the 1970s after joining Abeokuta-based Musbau Shodimu Theatre Organisation, trended when he posted a clip of himself extolling Tinubu’s generosity.
Fans and followers of the actor on social media appear divided over the mode he chose to show his support.
While some believe he is free to express his opinion any way he desires, others think he should have applied some etiquette.
The reactions are similar to those gathered when the actor rolled on the floor in gratitude to MC Oluomo, who gifted him with a car.
Famous singer, Bigiano, inquired if it was a scene from a movie.
“Are you serious? What’s the title of this movie?” he asked on the post, which had received over two thousand comments in seven hours.
Rex_mccarthy504 said: “Nah, his wife gave am money for surgery when no wan came true for him. Let him show his appreciation in the own way he feels.
Beesea_wealth said that although the actor is free to support his candidate of choice, he shouldn’t do it to the point of embarrassing himself and his family on the internet.
“There are other ways to show support, not this way, and reason am nah… If na your papa you no go talk like this plus na until dem start to use am for memes Una go understand,” she opined.
