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born 1968 Nigeria
Kenneth Arinzechukwu Okonkwo (born 6 November, 1968) is a Nigerian actor, lawyer, and politician, best known for his role as Andy Okeke in the film Living in Bondage.
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That in Tinubu’s regime, there is no hope for recovery from poverty. And they gave their reasons – Structural economic weaknesses, dependence on oil revenue, national fragility, in other words, national conflicts.
This meant that everybody who watched the film was captivated. That shows you the depth of that movie, no one stood up.
The directive has shown the world what every Nigerian already knows, that Tinubu is someone who repeatedly uses corruption and independent agencies to unfairly target and harass his political opponents.
The possibility is there because we have all it takes, men, materials, money. One thing that's lacking is the power to combine, utilise and allocate these resources optimally to produce the desired goods and services that will make us achieve our objectives.
It makes me feel fulfilled, it makes me feel that what I took the decision to enter (Nollywood) 27 years ago, against all odds would turn out this way.
You can see that the consequences of the lead actor’s actions are relatable even in our present times. Aside from showcasing wealth, riches etc in movies, filmmakers need to emphasise the need for honest living.
My entrance to politics is for good governance, and I will continue to work for it to ensure that Nigeria becomes a great country of incorruptible men. This aim can no longer be realised within Labour Party as presently constituted.
In the Constitution of Labour Party, the tenure of the ward, local government, and state party executives is three years. Having conducted no congresses at these levels within the constitutionally allowed tenure of the executives, their regimes have effectively expired.
Rule of law is castrated under Tinubu. In 2027, Nigeria should experience a significant change
We shot it in Lagos, Adeshina Street in Surulere and several other locations. During that time we had no scripts so we had to come up with our entire lines ourselves.
We are moving in that direction to solidify the unity amongst all the opposition forces to take out this government
I read all my scripts before taking up the role. When they came up with this sequel, the script took the producers about three years to write.
For instance, to introduce a scene, the director can say, “And Andy walked in angrily and spoke to his wife”. We the actors would now have to develop the dialogue ourselves. It was really tough
You want my life and enthusiasm to be drained? No! I reject APC as presently constituted
From day one when I starred in ‘Living in Bondage’ I made up my mind that I was going to maintain the standard
The depth of acting when we started is actually way better than what is obtainable today because a lot depended on the creativity and dexterity of the actor
These show that none of our federal institutions is independent under Tinubu. Eternal vigilance is the only way to stop Tinubu from interfering in the actions of the “independent” institutions
When we shot the original version, the script came like a story, every scene was not dialogued. This meant that a lot depended on the creativity of the actors who came up with a fictional story.
When Wike is talking about elections, can’t you see he restricts himself to Rivers State? Local champion
Contemplating that me, that entered politics for the welfare of the people, shall join an APC that is insensitive to the people’s welfare, that has punished Nigerians with hunger and hardship – The World Bank report now said that Nigeria will sink further into poverty till 2027.
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