/ Sep 05, 2026
/ Sep 05, 2026

Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh joins APC, abandons ADC

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Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh has joined the ruling All Progressives Congress.

This was disclosed on the official X account of the APC on Monday.

Tonto Dikeh previously ran as the deputy governorship candidate for the African Democratic Congress in the 2023 general elections in Rivers State.

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Her formal induction into the APC took place at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja on Monday, where she was introduced by the party’s national women leader, Dr. Mary Alile, and the deputy national publicity secretary, Hon. Duro Meseko.

The statement reads, “Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh joins APC

“Tonto Dikeh who was the Rivers State 2023 deputy governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress, was unveiled by the National Women Leader, Dr Mary Alile & Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Duro Meseko at the Party’s HQ.”

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