Veteran actor Lalude has voiced his disappointment over feeling “neglected” after supporting President Bola Tinubu and Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu during the 2023 election campaigns.
“After we campaigned for Tinubu and Sanwo-Olu, we were not given a dime,” Lalude lamented in a recent episode of the ‘Beyond the Fame’ podcast.
He also criticized MC Oluomo, President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), for not honoring the financial promises made to him and other celebrities who backed the campaign.
The seasoned actor, widely known for his iconic herbalist roles in Yoruba movies, recounted how he and fellow entertainers were camped for seven weeks, often walking long distances each day, while MC Oluomo drove behind them in his vehicle.
Lalude alleged that initially, they were given N10,000 per day for feeding, but payments stopped abruptly.
He claimed MC Oluomo promised him and comedian Ganiu ‘Alapini’ Nofiu N1.5 million each but never paid.
“We finished the work and no dime was given to us. Is it good? It was MC who called us,” he said.
“MC promised me and Alapini. He asked us to demand for whatever we wanted. We did but we got nothing up till date.
“He took us to where we lodged to campaign for the president. He promised to give us N1.5 million each.
“Whoever is behind these misdeeds will not prosper. I know they will still come to us by 2027 and we are waiting for them.”
