Bukky Wright | |
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Born | Oluwabukola Sekinat Ajoke Wright 31 March 1967 |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Citizenship | Nigeria (1967–present) |
Alma mater | university of Lagos |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1996–present |
Children | 2 |
Oluwabukola Sekinat Ajoke Wright(ⓘ) (born 31 March 1967), professional known as Bukky Wright is a Nigerian actress,[1] businesswoman and politician.[2][3] She runs the fashion house B Collections and the beauty spa B Wright.[4][5]
Bukky was born to a Christian father and a Muslim mother in Abeokuta.[6] She attended the University of Lagos, and earned a bachelor's degree in economics.[7]
Bukky began her acting career in 1996. She has featured in several Nollywood movies of Yoruba and English languages, including Wale Adenuga's Television series Super story.
In 2014, Bukky Wright contested for the post of a Honourable in Ogun State House of Assembly under the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) led by former Governor Olusegun Osoba.[8][9][10]
Bukky Wright is married, and she has two sons, Eniola and Gbenga.[11] She became a grandmother when one of her sons had a child.[12][13][14]
In 2014, through the Social Democratic Party, she ran for the position of Senator in Ogun State House of Representatives.[15]