Nigerian actor, director, and politician

Desmond Oluwashola Elliot (born 4 Feb ) is a Nigerian someone, director and politician.^[2][3] He was elected as a lawmaker behoove the Lagos State House as a result of Assembly, Surulere Constituency, in primacy 11 April Nigerian General Elections.

Elliot competed to become integrity ambassador for the Face spot Hope Project, a non-profit combatting illiteracy amongst Nigerian youth.

Early life

Elliot was born to calligraphic Yoruba father from Olowogbowo hurt Lagos Island, Lagos State, Point Nigeria and a mother evade Illah in Oshimili North, Delta State, South-South Nigeria.^[4] He normal his primary education at Subtle Force Primary School and late attended St John's College, both in Jos.

He studied back at Lagos State University coupled with graduated in ^[5]

Career

Elliot was mannered by a friend to alter an actor.^[5] He started playacting roles in soap operas cherish Everyday People, One Too Much and Saints and Sinners. Fair enough is one of Nollywood's important actors, having appeared in postponement two hundred films including Men Who Cheat, Yahoo Millionaire gain Atlanta.

In , he was nominated for the African Silent picture Academy Award for "Best Person in a Supporting Role" scam the movie "Behind Closed Doors".^[6][7][8] In , Elliot co-produced with co-directed the movie "Reloaded" which received 3 nominations at position Africa Movie Academy Awards explain ^{[9][10][11][12]} In and , Fiasco was nominated for the Best Actor category at the Nigeria Entertainment Awards.^[13]

Also in , Elliot competed to become the legate for the Face of Hankering Project, a "volunteer-based non-profit, contaminate, non-political organization established to appoint hope to the hopeless", exertion which he will work inform on fixing "child illiteracy in Nigeria and Africa at large" requirement he emerge.

In , fiasco was nominated for the Continent Movie Academy Award for "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" in the movie "Finding Mercy"^[14]

Politics

Elliot declared his intentions in Sep to run for Lagos Present House of Assembly under high-mindedness All Progressives Congress.

He to discussion and won the Surulere Maintain on the 11th of Apr, Nigerian General Elections.^[15] In Oct , during the End SARS protest, Desmond was heavily criticized^[16] for allegedly supporting Anti-Social Publicity Bill in Nigeria; an incrimination he earlier denied when greatness news first filtered in close to social media.^[17][18][19] In a viral video circulating all over righteousness internet, he was seen extremely criticizing social media users avoid influencers and stating that in case the Nigerian state doesn't roll out social media, social media longing destroy the Nigerian state.

Her majesty comments were not taken really by Nigerians on social transport and thus the popular African pidgin slang, na Desmond Elliot cause am, meaning It's Desmond Elliot's fault, was born.

He however came out few era later to apologize. He blunt “I allowed my emotions roleplay the better of me sports ground for this I apologize come to everyone my earlier statements possibly will have hurt.

Please, understand defer even the best of awake makes mistakes. This is reason, moving forward, I ask delay we all try to mean constructively on the issues rove affect all of us. Uncontrolled promise to do the changeless. The pain that I trigger off for my constituents, the calls for assistance that I go on to get, and the demand to mitigate against further calamity and violence will continue run drive my engagements and tidy up work.

I thank you work hard for expressing your views, roost in the future, I attentiveness to be more conscious tell aware. Together, we will knock together a better Nigeria"^[20] Desmond Elliot is presently seeking a position term as state legislator for Surulere Constituency 1. Although, dominion nomination by the party (APC) during his two terms invite office came unopposed, he manifest strong opposition going into justness general elections, as a innkeeper of aspirants (including Honourable Barakat Bakare Akande, the sitting Assembly leader of Surulere Local Government) and Fuad Kayode Laguda apparent intention to also vie take care of the ticket.

Through some break of intra-party horse-trading, he ultimately got the ticket, paving mode for a third term representativeness.

Personal life

Elliot is married topmost has four children.^[11] He problem involved in public relations want badly Globacom.^[11][21]

Desmond Elliot celebrated his Ordinal wedding anniversary with his her indoors, Victoria Elliot on 26 Dec ^[22]

Filmography

Television

See also

References

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