October 24, (THEWILL) – Nollywood actress-turned-politician, Tonto Dikeh, has officially defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The actress, who was the deputy governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2023 gubernatorial election in Rivers State, officially joined the APC on Monday, October 23, 2023.
She was unveiled as a member of the party by the party’s National Women Leader, Dr. Mary Alile, at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja.
This was confirmed on the official X account (formerly known as Twitter) of the ruling party where pictures from the unveiling were posted.
The post captioned, “Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, joins APC. Tonto Dikeh, who was the Rivers State 2023 deputy governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress, was unveiled by the National Women Leader, Dr. Mary Alile, and Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Duro Meseko, at the Party’s HQ.”