{"id":137892,"date":"2024-01-11T14:25:21","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T14:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/11\/i-didnt-defect-from-apc-i-only-resigned-to-join-another-party\/"},"modified":"2024-01-11T14:25:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T14:25:21","slug":"i-didnt-defect-from-apc-i-only-resigned-to-join-another-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/11\/i-didnt-defect-from-apc-i-only-resigned-to-join-another-party\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I Didn&#8217;t Defect From APC, I Only Resigned To Join Another Party&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_770807\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-770807\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-770807\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Kenneth-Okonkwo-pictured-at-the-media-screening-of-Living-in-Bondage-in-Lagos.jpg\" alt=\"Kenneth Okonkwo\" width=\"1200\" height=\"750\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-770807\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kenneth Okonkwo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kenneth Okonkwo, chieftain of the Labour Party (LP) and ally of its 2023 presidential candidate, Kenneth Okonkwo, has said that he never defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC).<\/p>\n<p>The Nollywood actor turned politician maintained that he only resigned from the ruling APC to join LP months to the 2023 general elections.<\/p>\n<p>The former spokesman of the Obi campaign council made the argument on Channels Television\u2019s Sunrise Daily on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO: Wike\u2019s Appointment Under APC Proves PDP Is Dead \u2014 Kenneth Okonkwo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m always not very comfortable with the word \u2018defection\u2019. I resigned from the APC and joined Labour Party. You defect when you move from a party to another.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s say you are a member of the National Assembly; and in Nigeria, you must be a member of a political party to run for office or there won\u2019t be any chance for you to resign. 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