'Peter Obi, Kwankwaso Misled Nigerians'

Kenneth Okonkwo Blasts Peter Obi, Kwankwaso Over Coalition Exit
Peter Obi, Kwankwaso Are Political Con Men – Kenneth Okonkwo
Okonkwo Accuses Obi, Kwankwaso Of Abandoning ADC Over Primaries

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Kenneth Okonkwo, has described former presidential candidates, Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso, as political con men.

Okonkwo made the remarks while speaking on Politics Today on Thursday.

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the veteran actor turned politician recalled warning Nigerians against supporting any political party that zones its presidential ticket to the South, arguing that such a strategy would eventually work in favour of President Bola Tinubu politically.

According to him, the decision by Obi and Kwankwaso to abandon the ADC was driven by fear of participating in the party’s primary election process.

Okonkwo accused the two politicians of misleading Nigerians, insisting that their decision to leave the coalition party without giving reasons raised concerns about their political sincerity.

“I told Nigerians that any party that is telling you that it’s zoning to the South is working for Tinubu. And when they doubted me, immediately, the PDP said they had zoned to the South. People came from the PDP and said, ‘Sorry, we are not going to bring out a presidential candidate,’” he said.

“And now you said the NDC has zoned to the South. Recall that the NDC, they are mere renegades from the ADC.

“The reason they went there is because they are scared of participating in primary elections. Maybe I was being too lenient. I will say they are political con men.

“Look at it this way, they came into the coalition, I am talking about Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso, on their own, and they said the coalition is the best and the only method to send President Bola Tinubu packing, by their own words.

“And on their own, without any reason, they left for the NDC. Is that not being a con man?”