Veteran Nollywood actor and politician Kenneth Okonkwo has denied reports that he has dumped the Labour Party.

He stated this on Tuesday while speaking on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme.

“First of all, let me say I am embarrassed by your comment. I am just hearing it from your media station that I dumped the Labour Party. And I put up the statement that I made, so that I wouldn’t be misconstrued. So, where did you get that (defection) from? It’s not certainly from the statement that I made. I am still a full-fledged member of the Labour Party,” he stated.

When asked if he’s still a member of the Labour Party, he replied in the affirmative: “Yes, absolutely.”

Okonkwo continued, “There’s no crisis in the Labour Party as it relates to me. There is crisis in the Labour Party as it relates to the NWC, which failed to organise an all-inclusive convention. And I thought that the leader ought to have taken a decisive decision to ensure that, having seen that the convention did not hold against his instruction, that there is an organised and all-inclusive convention according to court judgement and past agreement.”

Okonkwo had announced his decision to cut ties with Mr. Peter Obi, the party’s former presidential candidate, as well as the party, due to concerns over Obi’s leadership style.

He also questioned Obi’s ability to secure electoral victories and confront the country’s ‘kakistocrats’ and ‘kleptocrats’ head-on.

The veteran actor emphasised that he needed a more decisive, bold, and brave leader with integrity and team spirit to achieve his vision for Nigeria.