Nollywood actor Desmond Elliot is set to
become a law maker after he won a parliamentary seat in the just
concluded elections in Nigeria.
On
Sunday, Nigerian media reported that Elliot, who ran on an All
Progressives Congress (APC) ticket, floored his opponent Mr Bayo Smith
of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) raking in 23,141 against to his
rival’s 12,546 votes to clinch the Surulere Constituency seat.
A
Nigerian online magazine quoted an Independent National Electoral
Commission (Inec) official “That Desmond Olusola Elliot of APC having
satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of
votes is hereby declared winner and is returned elected.”
On
his Twitter account @deselliot, the 41-year old actor with 199,000
Twitter followers shared celebratory photos, and retweeted posts
celebrating his triumphant entry into politics.
The
acclaimed actor took to his Facebook page to brush aside allegations
that he bribed authorities to take the constituency seat.
“Please
disreguard (sic) any news of me sharing money or bribing officers for
my election, I didn't bribe my way to where God has placed me,” wrote
the film actor and producer attracting more than 850 reactions.
Having featured in over 200 Nigerian films, the Lagos State University educated Mr Eliot is a household name in Kenya.
He stars alongside Kenyan actors in Santalal,
a soap drama series that airs on Citizen TV where he plays the role of a
prospecting investor interested in striking deals with a county
official.
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