Popular Nollywood
actor, Kenneth Okonkwo, is currently worried. This is not because he’s no
longer getting scripts as an actor, but simply because the character he played
in that foremost movie, Living in Bondage, is seriously posing a big challenge to him.
Kenneth opened up
at the just concluded Best of Nollywood Awards which held last week in
Port-Harcourt, Rivers State. He said that after playing “Andy” in that classic
movie, people hardly know him any more as Kenneth Okonkwo.
This, he said,
has become a very big problem to him, even as he has declared his intention to
go into politics. “I will have to sensitize the voters and make sure that they
are familiar with the name Kenneth Okonkwo and not Andy before the general
election.”
Kenneth joined
the long list of Nigerian entertainers venturing into politics, after he picked
up the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, nomination form during the week.
He wants to
represent the people of Nsukka/Igboeze South Federal Constituency in the House
of Representatives in 2015.
After obtaining
his form, excited actor posted on his online campaign site: “Join me in
thanking God for assisting me obtain my nomination form of our great party PDP
to contest for the House of Representatives to represent Nsukka/ Igboeze South
Federal Constituency. To Him be all the glory.”
The actor who is
also a lawyer expressed optimism that he will defeat his opponents at the
polls.
Other celebs that
have joined politics include Bob Manuel, Desmond Elliot, Kate Henshaw, 9ice,
Tony Tetuila, and Julius Agwu, among others. Kenneth was brought to limelight
following the role he played as ‘Andy’ in the movie, Living in
Bondage, released in 1992.
Source:
Vangaurd
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