Facts About Olumide Oworu you need to know
In Saturday’s House of Assembly election, Nollywood actor and politician Desmond Elliot would face his younger colleague Olumide Oworu.
Desmond, who represents the Surulere constituency in the Lagos State House of Assembly, has held the position unopposed for eight years.
However, the youths are upset that since the lawmaker was sworn into office in 2015, he has been unproductive and also turned his back on them during the #EndSars protest in 2020, by pushing for a bill to regulate and control speech on social media in the house of assembly.
Olumide Oworu, a Nollywood actor, has now entered the race on the platform of the Labour Party (LP), and many young voters have pledged to turn out en masse to vote Desmond out of office.
Below are seven facts about the LP candidate, Olumide Oworu that you should be aware of.
1) In addition to acting, Olumide is also a model and a rapper.
2) The date of his birth is December 11, 1994.
3) At the age of six, he began his acting career on the television series “Everyday People.”
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4) Olumide is famous for his role as Tari in the Africa Magic television series The Johnsons.
5) The actor attended both King’s College and the University of Lagos.
6) Olumide has won multiple awards, including “Mr. Popularity” in the Model of Africa 2012 competition and “Nollywood Rookie of the Year” at the Scream Awards 2014.
7) He won Most Promising Actor at the 2015 Best of Nollywood Awards and Best Supporting Actor at the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards for his role in the Soldier’s Story.
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