2027 GENERAL ELECTION: “Voting For Peter Obi Is A Vote For Tinubu” – Kenneth Okonkwo
Nollywood actor-turned-politician, lawyer and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Kenneth Okonkwo, has said supporters of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, risk boosting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election chances if they back the former Anambra State governor in the 2027 presidential election. Speaking during an interview with Symfoni TV on Wednesday, Okonkwo argued that Nigeria’s opposition must unite behind a single platform to stand a realistic chance of unseating the incumbent president. According to him, a fragmented opposition would only strengthen Tinubu’s position ahead of the next general election. “The reason I said it is that either you’re working for Tinubu directly, in other words, you’re in APC, or you’re working for Tinubu indirectly because when you divide the votes of the coalition and the opposition, you’re still making Tinubu better placed to win,” he said. Okonkwo also criticized Obi’s reported deci...