Nollywood actor, Olumide Oworu has announced that he will contest the Surulere I Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives in the 2027 general elections, three years after his name was missing from the ballot in his first attempt at elective office.

The 31-year-old made the announcement on Tuesday in an Instagram post, unveiling his campaign poster and declaring that he will run on the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM). He said he was proud to present himself as a candidate for the Lagos constituency and appealed for continued support from his followers.

Oworu first entered the political arena in 2023, when he sought the Surulere Constituency I seat in the Lagos State House of Assembly under the Labour Party. He was expected to challenge the incumbent lawmaker and fellow actor, Desmond Elliot, but his name did not appear on the final ballot, where Adebayo Bode was instead listed as the Labour Party candidate. Oworu later accused the Independent National Electoral Commission of failing to comply with a court order concerning the submission of Labour Party candidates.

Recalling that period in his announcement, he said the experience had strengthened his commitment to accountable governance rather than dampening it, noting that young people in the constituency had shown they were ready to take part in governance driven by conscience. He added that the youth cannot sit on the sidelines while the political class decides a future it will not have to live with, and that failing to step up now would leave them at the receiving end of broken systems.

His new bid also marks a shift in ambition, as he is now aiming for the National Assembly rather than the Lagos State legislature, and on a different party platform from the one he used in 2023. As the 2027 election cycle gathers pace, his declaration adds another entertainment figure to the growing list of Nollywood personalities seeking elective office.