Kenneth Okonkwo, a prominent Nigerian lawyer and political commentator, has raised serious allegations against President Bola Tinubu, accusing him of attempting to entrench himself in power beyond constitutional limits.…....
Okonkwo argued that Tinubu had failed to fulfill his key campaign promise of providing electricity to Nigerians, stating that a leader of honor would not seek re-election under such circumstances.
He further alleged that the president is constructing a personal political fortress designed to shield himself and his family from accountability for governance failures.
According to a video shared on YouTube by Channels on May 18, 2026, Okonkwo expressed growing concern over what he described as deliberate moves to insulate the presidency from the hardships facing ordinary Nigerians.
He cited the allocation of billions of naira to install solar energy exclusively at Aso Rock as a telling example, questioning how a president shielded from power outages could genuinely empathize with citizens suffering daily from electricity failure.
He stated, “If I do not give you power, do not vote for me,” reminding viewers of Tinubu’s own words.
Okonkwo further raised alarm over the security arrangements extended to Tinubu’s family members, describing the level of protection as excessive and disconnected from the realities of ordinary Nigerians.
He referenced Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka’s remarks, noting that Soyinka had suggested the security deployed for the president’s family was enough, in his words, “to go and fight to stop a coup in another country.”
This, Okonkwo argued, reflected a dangerous culture of privilege and entitlement taking root within the presidency under the current administration.
The commentator also drew attention to recent events in the Nigerian Senate, where Senate President Godswill Akpabio allegedly attempted to amend chamber rules to secure his own position proactively.
Okonkwo warned that such maneuvers were not isolated political games but rather part of a broader and coordinated strategy.
He argued that if senators could attempt to rewrite rules to perpetuate themselves, the same legislative machinery could eventually be deployed to amend Nigeria’s constitution in order to extend Tinubu’s tenure indefinitely, asking pointedly, “What will Tinubu not get from this National Assembly?”
