Kenneth Okonkwo, former spokesman for the Labour Party campaign council in the 2023 general election, says he is leaving the party because it was a sinking ship.
Okonkwo stated this during an interview on Channels TV’s politics Wednesday.
He said some people in the party were using it to enrich themselves, noting that the current leadership crisis in the LP has also necessitated his decision to move on.
He said, “I am not jumping any ship. I am simply escaping from a sinking ship. I am jumping into safety, but let us put it this way; I came into politics for good governance.
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“ I did not come into politics aspiring for any position. You know what Jesus will say? He would be the king of the gentile lords over people, but he that should be the greatest among you should be your servant.
“I came into politics to serve. Because my faith made it upon me that wherever I am I should look for the interest of the people being their servant.
“When I came into the Labour Party, I saw people who have not tasted any fortune in their lives; who are using the Labour Party as a tool to enrich themselves. If a man is serious, in 2027 he still wants to bring a Southern Presidential candidate.
“How can that the same man coming from the south angling to be the national chairman of that same party? That will be voodoo politics in Nigerian reality because what sank the PDP in the 2023 presidential election was that sentiment that the presidency had to be zoned to the south.”
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