Kenneth Okonkwo had earlier questioned Peter Obi’s ability to secure electoral victories and confront Nigeria’s problems head-on
By Kehinde Okeowo
Popular Nollywood actor and politician, Kenneth Okonkwo has insisted that he is still a “full-fledged member” of the Labour Party.
The veteran thespian made this known on Tuesday while featuring on a Arise Television prime time programme.
His clarification came after he announced his decision to cut ties with Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, due to his leadership style and inability to confront Nigeria’s problemshead-on.
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However, speaking during the interview on the TV station he said he’s still a member of the Labour Party, insisting he never said he was quitting.
Okonkwo said, “First of all, let me say I am embarrassed by your comment. I am just hearing it from your media station that I dumped the Labour Party. And I put up the statement that I made so that I wouldn’t be misconstrued. So, where did you get that from? It’s not certainly from the statement that I made. I am still a full-fledged member of the Labour Party.”
He went on to say he has no issue with the party, adding that the crisis in the Labour Party isn’t about him but its National Working Committee (NWC).
“There’s no crisis in the Labour Party as it relates to me. There’s crisis in the Labour Party as relates to the NWC, which failed to organise an all-inclusive convention. And I thought that the leader ought to have taken a decisive decision to ensure, having seen that the convention did not hold against his instruction, that there’s an organised and all-inclusive convention according to court judgement and past agreement.” he added.