July 28, (THEWILL) – A former spokesman for the Labour Party’s presidential campaign council, Kenneth Okonkwo, has resigned membership of the party.
Okonkwo, who joined the Labour Party, announced his resignation in a statement on Sunday.
Tiled: ‘Political Journey to a Great Nigeria’, Okonkwo, a Nollywood actor and politician, said he decided to leave the LP because the party failed to inspire the brand of leadership that can solve Nigeria’s challenges.
Okonkwo cited his disappointment with the party’s internal crisis and the failure of its former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to address it.
While expressing his dedication to a Nigeria built on equity, justice and fairness, Okonkwo also said that the country’s present political parties, including the LP, lack the necessary skills to take the nation to new heights.
He berated the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), describing them as kakistocrats and kleptocrats.
He said, “I am committed, irreversibly, to a great Nigeria built on equity, justice, and fairness, where every citizen will be free and able to aspire to any position or level in life without regard to primordial sentiments built around ethnicity, religion, sex, or circumstances of birth.
“Every member of the Labour Party is confused today as to the future of the Labour Party because of lack of leadership from PO over the party, and unfortunately, when they look up to me to tell them about PO’s standpoint, I sincerely have nothing to tell them because I don’t know myself.
“I cannot continue to speak on behalf of a leader that I do not know his stand on issues of great importance. I simply don’t know how to manipulate facts.
“I am shocked that PO could not openly support the noble efforts of the Labour Unions who founded the Labour Party as a base to fight for the welfare of workers to the extent that some of them are openly saying that PO is now the problem of LP.
“The Labour Unions now have the unfortunate situation where they are fighting criminals who want to hijack their party when an ordinary statement from PO would have brought the solution. I cannot continue with this ambivalence forever.
“I am of course in full support of the Labour Unions and other stakeholders who are now compelled to fight for the soul of LP without the support of PO.
“However, the consequence is that I no longer have the confidence that PO has what it takes to build a party that can win these kakistocrats and kleptocrats, and above all, he has proved that even if the people vote for him, he doesn’t have what it takes to secure the mandate.
“I don’t intend to embark on such a campaign as we did in 2023, projecting a person who cannot sustain the victory even if he wins”
