A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Kenneth Okonkwo, has said the party's presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, recognised his value, while accusing former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, of betraying him.
Okonkwo made the remarks on Thursday during an appearance on *Politics Today* on Channels Television, less than 24 hours after he was appointed spokesman for Atiku's campaign.
The actor-turned-politician said he ended his association with Obi in 2024 after concluding that the former Anambra State governor lacked the decisiveness needed to lead Nigeria.
"As a public affairs analyst that I have been from 2009 before I ever met Peter Obi, I proceeded with my job," Okonkwo said.
"You were one of the earliest interviewers that interviewed me in July 2024 when I said I wasn't speaking for him anymore because he's not decisive."
Explaining his decision to distance himself from Obi, Okonkwo said he no longer believed the former presidential candidate possessed the qualities required to govern the country.
"I've seen in him certain qualities that make him unfit to be the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. I made it public. By then, I had finished my job with him," he said.
"But in order for the people to know that I am not speaking for him anymore, I made it public, and I went my own way, and I was doing my own job."
Okonkwo also rejected suggestions that he abandoned Obi, insisting that it was the former Labour Party candidate who severed their relationship.
"He was the one who betrayed me," he said.
Okonkwo's comments come a day after his appointment as spokesman for Atiku, marking his latest political alignment ahead of the 2027 general election.
