Bribery Allegation: Kenneth Okonkwo Drops ‘Evidence’ Against Peter Obi, Releases WhatsApp Chats

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Kenneth Okonkwo, has shared alleged evidence to back up his claim of bribery against the presidential aspirant of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi.

Naija News reports that Okonkwo had earlier claimed that Obi and other NDC leaders in the South East collected ₦10 million and ₦20 million from House of Representatives and senatorial aspirants, respectively.

According to Okonkwo, one of the aspirants, Obunike Ohaegbu, disclosed the alleged bribe to him with a receipt.

The allegation has, however, attracted a lawsuit from Obi’s legal team.

In a post on his 𝕏 account on Wednesday, he shared alleged WhatsApp chats between him and Obunike, in which the latter revealed how Obi was involved in the alleged NDC charade primary elections.

Obunike Ohaegbu, when I questioned him to prove that Peter Obi was responsible for demanding the ₦10m from him and other HOR aspirants and ₦20m from the Senate aspirants, he made it clear that when he confronted the Party on who authorised the payment, the party named Peter Obi and the caucus leaders who were assembled by Peter Obi”, Okonkwo posted.

Meanwhile, Okonkwo, in a statement on Wednesday, alleged that some supporters of Obi came to spy on his platform.

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain, however, criticized the action, adding that Peter Obi can’t stand the truth and doesn’t want to be criticized.

He called out the former Labour Party presidential candidate for taking legal action against him and others, such as Deji Adeyanju, over what he described as ‘free expression’.

Okonkwo added that if Peter Obi can not accept criticism, he has no business contesting for Nigeria’s presidency because he would use the state institutions against the citizens if he ever wins any political office.

According to him, Nigerians do not need Obi as President because he’s intolerant and doesn’t know his left from his right.

The lawyer also vowed to always reply any supporter of the former Anambra State Governor who comes on his platform for such issues.

In his words, “Some Obi’s ekukes came to spy on my platform and this is my response to one of them:

“You are as foolish as your Peter Obi, who can’t stand the truth. Tinubu is criticised, Atiku is criticised by Obi’s mad dogs. None of them sued people because they recognise that we are in a democracy and people are free to express themselves. Obi has sued Deji Adeyanju, and I heard he has written his wretched letter to Kenneth Okonkwo. If he has such a thin skin against criticism as an ordinary citizen, he will certainly kill all Nigerians with the guns of the state if he ever nears any position of office, God forbid, because Nigerians love to express themselves. We need a tolerant democratic President, not an Obi who does not know his left from his right. Go and get a job and a life.

“Henceforth, I will reply any Obi street urchin who comes to my platform to talk nonsense.”