The presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Petar Obisaid he is ready to take legal action against the actor-turned-politician Kenneth Okonkwo after the accusations against him.
Speaking during an interview with Rufai Oseni, Obi explained that the dispute went beyond mere political criticism when Okonkwo suggested that he has additional allegations that he intends to reveal in the future.
According to Obi, the court proceedings would provide an opportunity to examine all claims in a public and transparent manner.
The NDC presidential candidate said that candidates for public office and political leaders should be open to scrutiny on their character, integrity, competence and qualifications.
He said the legal process would allow Nigerians to hear all the allegations against him and assess the evidence for themselves.
Kenneth Okonkwo’s allegations against Peter Obi
The controversy stems from allegations by Kenneth Okonkwo, who accused Obi of criminal activities and defrauding political aspirants.
Okonkwo alleged that Obi and some Southeast NDC leaders collected additional sums from aspirants seeking tickets for legislative positions after they had already paid official party fees.
Peter talks about the accusations
Obi rejected the accusations and made it known that he was ready to examine the matter in court, where all parties could present their claims and evidence to the public.
He said…
“The issue of taking Kenneth Okonkwo to court would not have arisen if he stopped at those allegations. But he claimed that he has more to reveal about me in the future. So I am very happy to bring him to court so that he can publicly expose me, along with other Nigerians. If any of them have any allegations against me, they should take it to court. I think as leaders it is time we use ours to police the public so that people can hear all the bad things about us because it is important that our future leaders be who they represent themselves to be in terms of character, integrity, ability, qualifications and all.
So when he said that, I said wait a minute, we have to move on. So people can hear.”
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“The question of bringing Kenneth Okonkwo to court would not have arisen if he had stopped at those allegations. But he claimed that he has more to reveal about me in the future. So I am very happy to bring him to court so that he can publicly expose me, along with others… pic.twitter.com/l0laW7u1nK
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