HARDSHIP: Jide Kosoko defends voting for Tinubu, says nobody should be bullied for their political choice

Veteran Nollywood actor Jide Kososko has defended his decision to vote for Bola Tinubu as the President of Nigeria, he also stressed that nobody should be bullied for their political choice.

The thespian who made the remarks during an interview on the latest Curiosity Made Me Ask episode hosted by Isbae U also added that people should be allowed to vote for who they want to vote for.

When asked if individuals should be bullied for their voting choices, Kosoko responded unequivocally, “Nobody should be bullied into voting for anyone, and people should be free to vote for whomever they want.”

“The people who voted for Tinubu, do you think that they should be bullied?” Isbae U probed further.

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“That’s their own business, their own cup of tea; I am entitled to my own opinion. I love the man I voted for and I know he’s doing well. If only you knew how repairing things are, then you would fully understand that he is doing well,” the actor responded.

When asked why he voted for Tinubu in the general elections, Kosoko emphasized Tinubu’s importance in shaping Nigeria’s democracy and identified him as a key character in Nigeria’s progress over the years.

Kosoko said, “I voted for him because I’ve known him for a long time, and Agbada has nothing to do with it. I have known him and I have seen quite a lot of his contributions to nation-building. You can’t even talk about the present democracy we all enjoy without saying Tinubu’s name among the people who struggled for us to have it.”

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