Okonkwo has recently been invited to meet with Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the most recent election.
Kenneth Okonkwo had a meeting with Atiku Abubakar, who had previously served as Vice President, to discuss the future of Nigeria. Peter Obi, the candidate for the presidency of the Labour Party in the most recent election, had Kenneth, a former actor who had transitioned into politics, as a staunch supporter. And in addition to that, he was the spokesperson for the Labour Party.
Okonkwo has recently been invited to meet with Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the most recent election. This comes several months after Okonkwo left the Labour Party (LP).
IREPORT247NEW published that Kenneth Okonkwo has resigned from the Labour party, alleging internal leadership issues and a lack of focus. Okonkwo stated that his main reason for entering politics was the party’s inability to maintain excellent administration.
On February 25, 2025, actor-turned-politician Kenneth Okonkwo announced his departure from the Labour Party. On February 11, He made this announcement in a long post on X. He stated that the party is “non-existent as presently constituted,” which is why he decided to leave it.Part of his statement is as follows:
- “In the Constitution of Labour Party, the tenure of the ward, local government, and state party executives is three years (See Article 15(2)(3)(4) of the Labour Party Constitution). Having conducted no congresses at these levels within the constitutionally allowed tenure of the executives, their regimes have effectively expired.
- “The former National Chairman of Labour Party, Julius Abure, and his former National Working Committee, having conducted no national convention known to law, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and the courts having held that the issue of the leadership of a political party is the internal affair of a political party for which the courts do not have the jurisdiction to entertain, there’s no effective leadership of Labour Party at the national level.
- “The Senator Nenadi Usman-led Caretaker Committee, which was duly and legally set up by the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Labour Party, after the non-recognition of Abure-led National Working Committee (NWC) by INEC, and was given six months to conduct congresses and the convention, was the only viable option towards salvaging the Labour Party.
- “Unfortunately, Abure and his colleagues, with the collaboration of outside forces, expectedly, being political jobbers, launched unnecessary legal challenges against this Caretaker Committee that have inhibited it from functioning.
- “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.
- “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.”
Okonkwo posted photographs of himself with Atiku under the following caption: “lt’s a privilege and honour to be invited by His Excellency Atiku Abubakar for a consultative meeting on how best to chart a new course for our beloved country. The situation in Nigeria today requires the cooperation of every well-meaning Nigerian to ensure that our country is restored to its path of greatness.”
