KENNETH OKONKWO WITHDRAWS SUPPORT FOR ATIKU ABUBAKAR OVER AMAECHI’S SELECTION AS RUNNING MATE. (PHOTO).
Kenneth Okonkwo Withdraws Support for Atiku Abubakar Over Amaechi’s Selection as Running Mate Actor-turned-politician and former Labour Party presidential campaign spokesman, Kenneth Okonkwo, has withdrawn his backing for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s 2027 presidential bid following the emergence of former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi as the vice-presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Okonkwo announced his decision in a statement posted on his X account on Monday, shortly after reports confirmed Amaechi’s selection as Atiku’s running mate. In the statement, Okonkwo expressed deep disappointment, describing the development as a continuation of the “crude marginalisation” of the South-East geopolitical zone in Nigeria’s political power structure. “I heard from the social media that ADC has picked its vice presidential candidate from the South-South. If this is true, it is unfortunate, as this will continue the crude marginalisation of ...

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