Tonto Dikeh

Nigerian actress and politician

Tonto Chariry Dikeh is a Nigerian actress, politician and philanthropist.[1]

Tonto Dikeh

Biography

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Tonto Dikeh hails from Rivers State and is an Ikwerre descent. She studied petrochemical engineering at Rivers State University of Science and Technology.

Career

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Political involvement

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Dikeh is a member of African Democratic Congress.[2] In 2022, She was announced the deputy governorship candidate in the 2023 Rivers State gubernatorial election.[3][4]

Advocacy

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In 2017, She was created #1in3Africa Campaign alongside Zaynab Otiti Obanor, Toke Makinwa and Mercy Aigbe. The campaign got supporters including Kate Henshaw, Ini Edo, Monalisa Chinda, Uche Jombo, Funke Akindele and others.[5]

Selected Filmography

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  • Men in Love (2010)
  • Dirty Secret
  • Palace Maid
  • Celebrity Marriage (2017)

Reference

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  1. "Tonto Dikeh, Biography". ghanaweb.com.[permanent dead link]
  2. "'I put emotions aside', Tonto Dikeh gives reasons for joining APC". Vanguard Nigeria.
  3. "Why I won't stop contesting elections till I win - Tonto Dikeh". punchng.com. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  4. "Deputy Governorship: I Have Never Failed With Leadership – Tonto Dikeh". channelstv.com. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  5. "Tonto Dikeh, Mercy Aigbe, Emir of Kano headline Queen Wuraola of Ile-Ife's #1in3Africa Campaign". bellanaija.com. 2017.

Other website

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