Okonkwo Reacts To Peter Obi’s N5b Defamation Suit, Says He’s Looking For Campaign Fund…Provides Supporting Evidence

An actor and ADC bigwig, Mr Kenneth Okonkwo has reacted to the N5 billion lawsuit slammed against him by the NDC presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi following bribery allegations he had raised against him .

Team@orientactualmags.com  learned that Okonkwo , who took to X.com to react to the issue, not only provided supporting evidence for the bribery allegation, but also said the former Anambra State governor is looking for campaign fund.

‘It has been brought to my notice that there is a letter circulating online from the hypocrite, Peter Obi, and his Lawyers that I should pay him N5b. Hahaha!.

If Peter Obi is looking for money to campaign, he should privately ask me for assistance, not come from extortion, and I will help him’ he said.

Okonkwo was the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Organization’s spokesman in 2023 while Mr Peter Obi was the presidential candidate.

The actor noted that he personally incurred expenses while serving as spokesman during the 2023 election campaign.

‘I did so when I was his Spokesperson paying for my flight tickets and booking for my hotel accommodation to some of our campaigns.

Let me sound this note of warning, the lawyers must take responsibility for any information I may have to divulge, which I acquired as a spokesperson, but which by my conscience I have not shared with anyone’ he said.

Recall that Mr Kenneth Okonkwo had on Monday alleged that Obi and other NDC leaders in the Southeast collected N10 million and N20 million from House of Representatives and senate aspirants, respectively.

Okonkwo  also claimed that one of the aspirants, Obunike Ohaegbu, provided him with details of the alleged payments alongside a receipt.

‘Obunike Ohaegbu, when I questioned him to prove that Peter Obi was responsible for demanding the N10m from him and other HOR aspirants and N20m from the Senate aspirants, he made it clear that when he confronted the party on who authorized the payment, the party named Peter Obi and the caucus leaders who were assembled by Peter Obi’.

He also posted excerpts of the alleged chat, quoting Ohaegbu as saying: ‘My brother, the entire NDC project, at least from my personal experience, has left me feeling deceived and profoundly disappointed … While other states, particularly Kano and several states in the North, appeared to be engaged in negotiations and consultations aimed at achieving consensus, neither I nor, to the best of my knowledge, any aspirant from Anambra State was invited to any meeting for the purpose of negotiating or agreeing a consensus arrangement.

Consequently, I mobilised my supporters and participated fully in the primary election process in the belief that the outcome would determine the party’s candidates. This naturally raises a fundamental question. If no consensus meeting was held with the aspirants in Anambra State, and no agreement was reached amongst those seeking nomination, my brother Ken, how did your friend arrive at the list of candidates that he allegedly produced at Johnwood Hotel in Abuja?

Consensus, by its very nature, requires consultation, negotiation and agreement amongst stakeholders. Where there is no consultation, no negotiation and no agreement, there can be no consensus. If aspirants were directed to participate in primaries while candidate lists were allegedly being prepared elsewhere, then serious questions arise about the integrity of the entire process. If that is not fraud, then the word fraud must have another meaning… -Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08035023079,  08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you