Kenneth Okonkwo: Actor speaks exclusively to Pulse on his governorship ambition

In an exclusive response to Pulse, Kenneth Okonkwo has denied rumours surrounding his governorship ambition under APC.

Kenneth Okonkwo has denied rumours that he was disqualified from the governorship primaries of the Enugu state All Progressive Congress.

Reacting to the allegations that he was disqualified because of his inability to buy the APC form sold at N22 million, the AMAA recipient said, "I want to state categorically that they are Fake news."

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Speaking exclusively to Pulse, Okonkwo said, "My attention has been drawn to a lot of publications about me since the nomination process of our party APC.

"I want to state categorically that they are Fake news.

"I have not made any statement or granted any interview, political or otherwise, to anybody since the beginning of the nomination process. At the appropriate time, I will make my position known.

"Kindly disregard and discountenance every statement credited to me as the work of mischief makers. Best regards and God bless," he disclosed.

Kenneth Okonkwo wants to become governor of Enugu

Kenneth Okonkwo revealed that he wants to be the next governor of his state, Enugu in the next governorship elections.

The veteran actor who is known for his spontaneous acting prowess revealed his new intention via his Instagram page on Sunday, March 4, 2018, where he posted a couple of photos from his declaration event.

According to the actor who is also a lawyer, in one of the posted photos, talked about how he had received blessings from the immediate past governor of the state, Sullivan Chime.