Okonkwo releases alleged evidence in fresh escalation of feud with Peter Obi over NDC bribery claims (Photos)

Chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Kenneth Okonkwo, has released what he described as evidence to support his allegation that former presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, was involved in bribery linked to the party’s nomination process.

Okonkwo, a former actor-turned-politician, had earlier alleged that Obi and other NDC leaders in the South-East collected between N10 million and N20 million from House of Representatives and senatorial aspirants during the party’s primaries.

He also claimed that one of the aspirants, Obunike Ohaegbu, provided him with details of the alleged payments alongside a receipt, an allegation that has since triggered a N5 billion defamation suit filed by Obi’s legal team.

Obi, through a letter dated June 9, 2026, issued by lawyers led by Chief Alex Ejesieme (SAN), demanded a public apology, withdrawal of the statements, and payment of N5 billion in damages, describing the allegations as defamatory.

However, in a series of posts on his X handle on Wednesday morning, Okonkwo shared what he said were WhatsApp conversations with Ohaegbu, insisting they supported his claims about irregularities in the party’s nomination process.

In one of the posts, Okonkwo wrote that the conversations reinforced his allegation that Obi and other caucus leaders were involved in determining candidates through processes he described as lacking transparency.

He quoted parts of the alleged exchange in which Ohaegbu expressed dissatisfaction with the primary process, alleging that some states engaged in consultations and consensus-building while others were excluded from similar processes.

According to the shared excerpts, Ohaegbu questioned how the final list of candidates was compiled if aspirants in some states were not invited to consensus meetings, describing the process as inconsistent and raising concerns about fairness and internal democracy.

Okonkwo argued that the chats validated his position that the nomination process was flawed, insisting that his decision to go public was based on civic responsibility.

“As a citizen and a Lawyer, I have a duty to disclose every crime against the state that comes within my knowledge. The South-East people have suffered enough,” he wrote.

He added that no individual should be allowed to “perpetrate fraud without challenge,” maintaining his stance despite the legal threat from Obi’s camp.

The development marks a fresh escalation in the ongoing political feud between Okonkwo and Obi, who were once close allies during Obi’s 2023 presidential campaign but have since drifted apart following political realignments.