Nollywood actor, Kenneth Okonkwo has announced his resignation from the All Progressive Council Party, due to its choice of a Muslim-Muslim ticket ahead of the 2023 presidential election.
The actor announced this in a statement he presented to the APC Chairman of Nkpunano Ward in Nsukka, Enugu State, on Monday, July 11, 2022.
Part of it reads;
“I joined the APC because of it’s Constitutional vow as true Progressives and Patriots, to eliminate all forms of discrimination and social injustice in Nigeria.”
He recounted how he had kept the party’s vow in their ward by ensuring that the Chief Imam of an Army Barack Mosque became an executive member of the Ward.
“Those ideals are now alien to the APC, with their unfortunate dccision to paint our Muslim brothers in bad light, by insinuating that the Muslims in Nigeria will not accept or vote for a Northem Christian as Vice-President to pair with a Southem Muslim.
“If Muslims could vote voluntarily for Southem Christian Presidents it is then a fallacy to insinuate that they cannot accept a Northem Christian Vice-President.
“This will permanently destroy the political viability of Northern Christians in Nigeria, if allowed to stand. This is in addition to their failure to protect the lives and property of Nigerians, which should be their primary responsibility. The economy is also in tatters,” it again reads.
Mr Kenneth was the convener of the Campaign for Equity and Justice in Nigeria, who served as a member of the APC Presidential Campaign Council.
