‘I was misled’ – Kenneth Okonkwo makes U-turn on Peter Obi’s debt record
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Kenneth Okonkwo, says he was misled when he defended the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over claims that he left debts behind as Anambra State governor. Okonkwo spoke on Sunday Politics, a program on TVC. He stated that he can no longer stand by […] ‘I was misled’ – Kenneth Okonkwo makes U-turn on Peter…
A former Nigerian chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Kenneth Okonkwo, has expressed regret over his previous defense of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). Okonkwo, who is now a spokesman for the ADC's presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar for the 2027 election, stated on TVC's Sunday Politics that he was misled when he claimed that Obi did not leave any debt, unpaid salaries, pensions or gratuities when he was Anambra State Governor.
Okonkwo revealed that he will always adjust his stance when new information becomes available. He admitted that during the 2023 election campaign, he had publicly stated that Obi was not owing anything, neither was he responsible for any salary, pension or gratuity issues. Okonkwo emphasized that he made these claims based on the information he had at the time.
"I was misled," Okonkwo said, acknowledging that he now has access to new facts that lead him to change his position on the matter.
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