Veteran Nollywood actor and politician, Kenneth Okonkwo has intensified his allegations against the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, insisting that security and anti-corruption agencies should investigate claims of fraud involving the party’s aspirants.
Okonkwo’s latest remarks come a day after Obi instituted legal action against his former ally over allegations that NDC leaders collected N10 million from House of Representatives aspirants.
In a statement posted on X on Wednesday, Okonkwo maintained that he had a civic and professional responsibility to expose alleged wrongdoing.
The actor-turned-politician alleged that several aspirants in the South-East were victims of a fraudulent scheme and called for refunds to those affected.
According to him, one of the aspirants, Obunike Ohaegbu, had accused NDC leaders of collecting money contrary to the party’s stated guidelines.
Okonkwo cited comments allegedly made by Senator Seriake Dickson, who he said had clarified that aspirants were only required to pay for expression of interest forms, while nomination forms were to be paid for solely by winners of primary elections.
He argued that any additional payment demanded from aspirants amounted to corruption.
The latest development follows a legal action filed against Okonkwo by Obi’s legal team, which described the allegations as false, malicious and defamatory.
In a letter dated June 9, 2026, and signed by Chief Alex Ejesieme (SAN), Obi’s lawyers accused Okonkwo of making unfounded claims that Obi and NDC leaders demanded a N10 million bribe from House of Representatives aspirants.
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