{"id":126389,"date":"2024-07-31T12:10:52","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T11:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/i-am-still-full-fledged-member-of-labour-party-kenneth-okonkwo"},"modified":"2024-07-31T13:27:56","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T12:27:56","slug":"i-am-still-full-fledged-member-of-labour-party-kenneth-okonkwo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/i-am-still-full-fledged-member-of-labour-party-kenneth-okonkwo","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I am still full-fledged member of Labour Party\u2019 \u2013 Kenneth Okonkwo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Veteran Nollywood actor and politician Kenneth Okonkwo has denied reports that he dumped the Labour Party.<\/p>\n

Okonkwo said he\u2019s still a full-fledged member of the party.<\/p>\n

He stated this on Tuesday while speaking on Arise Television\u2019s Prime Time programme.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst 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\u2019t be misconstrued. So, where did you get that from? It\u2019s not certainly from the statement that I made. I am still a full-fledged member of the Labour Party,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

When asked if he\u2019s still a member of the Labour Party, he replied in the affirmative: \u201cYes, absolutely.\u201d<\/p>\n

Okonkwo continued: \u201cThere\u2019s no crisis in the Labour Party as it relates to me. There\u2019s 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\u2019s an organised and all-inclusive convention according to court judgement and past agreement.\u201d<\/p>\n

Okonkwo, a chieftain of the Labour Party, had announced his decision to cut ties with Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate, as well as the party, due to concerns over Obi\u2019s leadership style and inability to confront national issues.<\/p>\n

He also questioned Obi\u2019s ability to secure electoral victories and confront the country\u2019s \u2018kakistocrats\u2019 and \u2018kleptocrats\u2019 head-on.<\/p>\n

The veteran actor emphasised that he needed a more decisive, bold, and brave leader with integrity and team spirit to achieve his vision for Nigeria.<\/p>\n

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