Days after going naked to campaign for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, Yoruba movie star Ebun Oloyede, otherwise known as Olaiya Igwe, has given reasons for his actions.

In an Instagram video, the actor, who once said that Mr Tinubu saved his life after he was diagnosed with nephrolithiasis (Kidney Stones) without knowing him, invoked the river god amidst thunder and lightning effects.

Initially, Instagram suspended his page shortly after he posted the video, but the page was later restored with the footage still present.

However, in an interview on the breakfast programme, ‘Your View’, which aired on Television Continental on Monday, Olaiya, who was unapologetic, gave reasons for his actions.

During the interview, Olaiya, who has been in the news for his unusual gratitude to his benefactors, Mr Tinubu and MC Oluomo, said he was acting under divine instructions.

According to the actor and theatre practitioner, he says he has a gift of revelation from the Almighty God and sometimes sees what God plans for him ahead before it happens.

He said: “I was sleeping that day, and the voice came to me and said, please stand up. You said you love Asiwaju, and he has been assisting you.

“Stand up. Go and do this, this and this for him. I am an artiste but a bit of a politician. But professionally, I am an artist. So I said ok, as an artist, I can do it.”

Olaiya, who hails from Ogun State, said he could do anything to support the candidacy of Mr Tinubu as long as he believes that it does not affect others negatively.

He likened his actions to those who visit traditional doctors, known in Yoruba as Babalawo,

According to the actor, those native doctors sometimes instruct people to carry out specific instructions in public places