Tinubu VP choice: Nollywood actor, Kenneth Okonkwo, resigns membership of APC

Nollywood actor, Kenneth Okonkwo, has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) following the choice of Kashim Shettima as the running mate of the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

Okonkwo, who is also a Barrister at Law, announced this in a letter shared on his Instagram page on Monday 11th July 2022.

The popular actor and politician wrote in part “Recall that I joined APC because of its Constitutional vow, as true Progressives and Patriots, to eliminate all forms of discrimination and social injustice in Nigeria…

“Those ideals are now alien to the APC, with their unfortunate decision to paint our Muslim brothers in bad light, by insinuating that the Muslims in Nigeria will not accept or vote for a Northern Christian as Vice-President to pair with a Southern Muslim. If Muslims could vote voluntarily for Southern Christian Presidents, it is then a fallacy to insinuate that they cannot accept a Northern Christian Vice-President. This will permanently destroy the political viability of Northern Christians in Nigeria, if allowed to stand.”

APC’s decision to run a Muslim/Muslim ticket has been subject of discussion with the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Catholic Bishops and some prominent Nigerians describing it as insensitive to the current Nigerian challenges.