Kenneth Okonkwo’s exit from LP a relief – Factional spokesman

The factional National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, Abayomi Arabambi, said the resignation of Nollywood actor, Kenneth Okonkwo, from the party is ‘good riddance to bad rubbish’ and relief.

PUNCH Online reports that Okonkwo had on Tuesday resigned from the party, saying that the party is not ready for the 2027 elections.

Speaking during an interview on Wednesday on Channels Television’s PoliticsToday, Arabambi said Okonkwo’s resignation is inconsequential.

He stated that the party remains firm as it plans to unseat the Bola Tinubu administration come 2027.

He said, “We wish Mr Kenneth Okonkwo well. His resignation is good riddance to bad rubbish. He should not speak about the Labour Party anymore.

”There is no leadership crisis in the Labour Party. The party is not going into extinction. It is just a figment of the imaginations of most of our detractors.”

Arabambi claimed that the Nollywood actor has been in collusion with the ruling party as his loyalty was never with the Labour Party.

”The APC man has been working with President Tinubu before, that is Kenneth Okonkwo, he worked against Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar in the 2023 elections. We wish him well and we will meet in 2027,” he said.

However, Arabambi stated that the party will not tolerate any form of ”political rascality” as proactive steps are in place to weed out those who have loyalties elsewhere.

”But in 2027 we are not going to have such political rascality in our party. The National Chairman is on a reconciliatory mission which is why you see a lot of people being jittery,” he added.