A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Kenneth Okonkwo has stated that any aspirant who leaves the party after failing to get the ticket is working for President Bola Tinubu.
Okonkwo stated this on Saturday during an interview on Channels Television.
He insisted that any presidential aspirant who leaves the party because he failed to get the ticket is compromised.
His remark is coming amid speculations that former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, is planning to defect from the party to the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC)
Okonkwo said, “Well, if he leaves, will he now be a mobile squatter? If anyone who doesn’t get the ADC presidential ticket leaves the party for another platform, he is compromised and working for Tinubu.”
Meanwhile, Okonkwo has accused members of the “City Boy Movement” (CBM) of selling their conscience for personal gain.
Okonkwo, in a recent interview on Symfoni TV, stated that the support group backing President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid are political scavengers.
He argued that their alignment could be likened to the current administration “feeding on crumbs” falling from the President’s table.
Speaking further, Okonkwo stated that the Igbo people have distanced themselves from the movement.
He argued that the actions of certain politicians from the region who have endorsed the President do not represent the collective will or dignity of the Ndigbo.
“The Igbo have rejected them. It is an insult to Ndigbo. We wear our Isiagu because we hunt for our food with dignity, like lions, and eat fresh meat. We don’t scavenge like vultures,” Okonkwo stated.
He further described those seeking political favour through the movement as “political children drinking from the feeding bottle of Tinubu,” adding that he would rather maintain his dignity than seek relevance through what he termed “rotten crumbs.”
Okonkwo, who has become a prominent voice for the opposition in recent years, maintained that his livelihood has always been sustained by his talents and skills rather than political patronage.
