Opposition In Uproar: Actor Kenneth Okonkwo Reveals True Reason Behind Their Anger
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Kenneth Okonkwo, a senior member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has claimed that opposition parties are aggrieved by the Electoral Act because it poses a threat to democracy.
Speaking in an interview with ARISE NEWS on Tuesday, Okonkwo argued that recent amendments to Nigeria’s electoral laws—particularly the requirement for political parties to maintain digital membership registers—are not meant to strengthen democracy but rather to undermine opposition parties and create complications.
He accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of pushing these controversial changes out of fear that the party could soon face internal collapse.
Okonkwo said, “Opposition parties are grieved because democracy is under threat. How can you, less than two months before elections, demand that opposition parties provide a digitalised membership register? That’s in Section 77.
“The purpose of amending laws is normally to correct issues, but these amendments under APC are designed to create mischief. Section 77 guarantees the legal personality of political parties, but now they are required to maintain a digital register containing members’ names, addresses, polling units, and even National Identification Numbers. This register must be used for primaries, and must be submitted to INEC 21 days before the primary. Anyone not listed cannot vote or be elected. Parties failing to submit the register cannot field candidates. These are clear booby traps.
“They are doing this to protect themselves. APC knows it could implode, and they want to make it impossible for anyone aggrieved by their imposed direct primaries to seek relief through another party. This is all meant to stifle and weaken the opposition—but they will fail.”
Okonkwo also warned that Nigeria is moving toward disorder, pointing to the recent FCT Area Council elections, which he claimed were held under a law introduced just days before voting.
He added, “Nigeria is tilting toward anarchy. Take the FCT municipal elections as an example—they were conducted under a law enacted only three days prior. Movement was restricted almost 24 hours before the polls. This is the direction we are heading.”
