In the midst of internal party strife, veteran actor Kenneth Okonkwo has accused former presidential contender Peter Obi of betraying him.
This was said by Kenneth in a Symfoni interview that went viral.
Former Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council spokesperson Okonkwo formally left the party in February 2025.
He said that Obi disregarded his counsel and returned to the side of the party’s beleaguered Julius Abure-led faction.
Kenneth asserted that LP leaders had deceived Obi by claiming recognition from the Independent National Electoral Commission, or INEC.
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“No politician who knows what he’s doing can be betrayed by another,” he remarked.
“I can state unequivocally that Peter Obi betrayed me, if anyone has ever betrayed another.
I told Obi, “Sir, you have made a public statement on integrity, and even if INEC has accepted them, that is not a criterion for you to go back and start dealing with them because they have shown that they are not democratic.” The LP members, led by Julius Abure, falsely claimed that the Independent National Electoral Commission had accepted them, and Obi returned to them covertly. They will ruin your political career, and all of your integrity-related statements will be lost if you return to them.
