Kenneth Okonkwo, a former spokesperson for the Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign council, has resigned his membership of the party.
Okonkwo was the LP campaign spokesperson in the 2023 election.
In his resignation statement, he said the LP has been afflicted by internal and leadership crises.
“My entrance to politics is for good governance, and I will continue to work for it to ensure that Nigeria becomes a great country of incorruptible men. This aim can no longer be realised within Labour Party as presently constituted,” he said.
“Since the party is non-existent as presently constituted, I am constrained to resign my membership of the party to all Nigerians of goodwill who supported us when we needed them most and to pledge my continued loyalty to the Nigerian people in all I will decide to do in my political future.”
The Nollywood actor said he is open to pitching his political tent elsewhere.
“This resignation takes effect from the 25th of February, 2025, which marks the second anniversary of the presidential election of 2023, after which I will be at liberty to join other well meaning, and like minded Nigerians in charting a great future of good governance for this great country blessed by God,” he added.
Okonkwo said the tenure of the party’s leadership had long elapsed and the caretaker committee set up to salvage the party has been hindered by unnecessary litigation.
He criticised Julius Abure, national chairman of the LP, for allegedly prioritising personal interests over the party’s survival.
In June 2024, Okonkwo described the LP as “a secret society led by a group of clowns”.
In an interview on Symfoni, a news platform, Okonkwo warned that he would not rule out joining another party if the LP continues on a “trajectory where they cannot even hold an acceptable national convention”.
In July, Okonkwo said he no longer had confidence in the ability of Peter Obi, ex-presidential candidate of LP, to build a party that can win elections.
He said Obi has “proved that even if the people vote for him, he does not have what it takes to secure the mandate”.
Okonkwo left the All Progressives Congress (APC) for LP in 2022, citing the former’s adoption of a Muslim-Muslim ticket for the 2023 presidential poll.