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Nollywood actress, Eniola Badmus rejoices as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu returned to Nigeria.
Kemi Filani news reported that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu returned to Nigeria on Thursday, 6th September after weeks in the United Kingdom.
The news of his return was confirmed by his campaign spokesman, Festus Keyamo.
Keyamo tweeted:
“He teased them; he played mind games with them; their thoughts went wild; but
@officialABAT is the master of the game.
“Just when they thought they had something on which to feast, he’s rather the one now feasting on their naivety. Welcome back, the City Boy!”
The last time Tinubu was seen attending a public event physically was on 22nd September when he met with members of the Pentecostal bishops’ forum in Abuja.
During his time away, there had been concerns over his whereabouts, especially after he missed the signing of the peace accord for the 2023 elections.
Eniola Badmus rejoices
Reacting to the news of his return, Badmus, also known as ‘Gbogbo Bigs Girl’ excitingly took to her Instagram story to share the news of Tinubu’a return.
She wrote: “Our daddy is back” and tagged Tinubu and his son, Seyi Tinubu.
Badmus and other celebrities including Foluke Daramola, Saheed Balogun, Joke Silva, Toyin Adegbola better known as Toyin Tomato, Gbenga Adeyinka, Jide Kosoko, Yinka Quadri and many others who have openly supported Tinubu have come under fire.
Netizens have also accused Badmus of allegedly obtaining a huge amount of money from Tinubu and his wife, senator Oluremi Tinubu to carry out her size reduction surgery.
A few weeks back, Badmus celebrated Oluremi Tinubu, especially on her sixty-second birthday. She penned a lengthy note to her where she revealed how Oluremi whom she refers to as her godmother and revealed that had been a blessing to her.
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