Toyin Abraham Rejects Lagos APC Campaign Council Inclusion

Toyin Abraham

Toyin Abraham Rejects Lagos APC Campaign Council Inclusion, Says She Is Staying Out Of Politics

Nollywood actress and filmmaker Toyin Abraham has rejected her reported inclusion in the Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council, saying she has chosen to stay out of politics.

Abraham made the clarification after her name appeared in the APC’s published campaign council structure for the 2027 general elections, where she was listed under the Entertainment and Creative Economy Directorate.

In an Instagram Story on Thursday, September 17, the actress said she was not a member of any campaign council and asked the public to disregard the reported inclusion of her name.

“I’m not a member of any campaign council. I have said it recently. I am staying out of politics. Please disregard the supposed inclusion of my name in any campaign committee,” she wrote.

Her statement came hours after the Lagos APC Campaign Council list was released by the media centre of Deputy Governor Kadri Obafemi Hamzat.

The published list included Abraham alongside several prominent figures from Nigeria’s entertainment industry, including veteran actor Jide Kosoko, actresses Eniola Badmus and Bimbo Akintola, and Fuji musicians Wasiu Alabi Pasuma, Abass Akande Obesere and Adewale Ayuba.

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The Entertainment and Creative Economy Directorate lists Toke Benson-Awoyinka as Director, with Kosoko as Co-Director and Badmus as Deputy Director. Akeem Alimi, popularly known as Ajala Jalingo, is listed as Secretary, while Dare Olateju is named Assistant Secretary.

Other entertainment personalities named in the published structure include Adebayo Salami, Saheed Balogun, Bukky Wright, Fathia Balogun, Yinka Quadri, Tayo Sobola, Foluke Daramola, Biola Adebayo, Abbey Lanre, Sule Alao Malaika, Saheed Osupa and Small Doctor.

However, Abraham’s public statement means that her appearance on the published list should not be treated as confirmation that she accepted membership of the campaign council. She has explicitly stated that she is not a member and wants the reported inclusion disregarded.

The wider Lagos APC Campaign Council includes Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu as Chairman of the Lagos State Advisory Council, with former governors Babatunde Fashola and Akinwunmi Ambode listed as Co-Chairmen.

Former Senator Musiliu Obanikoro is named Director-General, while Adekunle Olayinka is listed as Campaign Secretary.

The campaign structure also includes a Governance Advisory Council headed by Prince Tajudeen Oluyole Olusi, while several other political, legal and administrative figures have been assigned roles across various directorates.

The Lagos APC Campaign Council was scheduled for formal inauguration on Friday, September 18, 2026, at the party secretariat on ACME Road, Ikeja.

Abraham’s latest position is notable because she publicly supported Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the 2023 presidential election. Her political involvement at the time attracted criticism and discussion on social media, but her latest statement represents her stated position ahead of the 2027 election that she does not want to participate in a campaign council.

The actress did not publicly explain how her name came to be included in the APC campaign structure despite her denial. There has also been no publicly reported explanation from the Lagos APC on why her name appeared on the list.

Her clarification therefore leaves two documented developments: the Lagos APC Campaign Council published a structure bearing her name under its Entertainment and Creative Economy Directorate, while Abraham subsequently said she was not a member of the council and asked the public to disregard the listing.

The development comes as political parties continue to establish campaign structures and mobilise support ahead of the 2027 Nigerian general elections, with entertainers and other members of the creative industry featuring in some of the structures being announced.

For now, Abraham has publicly distanced herself from the Lagos APC Campaign Council, despite her name appearing in the initial membership list released by the party’s campaign structure.