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Kenneth Okonkwo Responds to Peter Obi’s 5 Billion Naira Lawsuit Threat
Kenneth Okonkwo dismissed Peter Obi’s threat of a 5 billion naira lawsuit against him and denied the allegations. Okonkwo supported his claims by sharing WhatsApp messages and a 10 million naira bank receipt.
Kenneth Okonkwo, a former spokesperson for Nigeria’s Democratic Progress Party, issued a strong response to Peter Obi’s threat of a 5 billion naira lawsuit against him. Okonkwo made statements showing he was dismissive of Obi’s pre-litigation notice accusing him of defamation.
Obi had demanded that Okonkwo retract the allegations against him, pay 5 billion naira in damages, and publicly apologize within seven days. The pre-litigation letter claimed Okonkwo’s statements accusing Obi of defrauding each of the House of Representatives candidates by 10 million naira and preparing candidate lists for the Southeast federal constituencies were defamatory.
In his first public statement on Wednesday morning, Okonkwo said he laughed off the threat. Having served as a spokesperson for Obi’s team at the time, Okonkwo said if Obi’s campaign needed funds, he should have approached him directly instead of presenting it as a "collection".
Okonkwo also noted he had not yet read the letter and said lawyers should take responsibility for the information they receive. The former spokesperson claimed he never used confidential information he shared for professional and ethical reasons against anyone, but suggested Obi might be forcing him to do so.
"Anyone suing their former spokesperson for defamation is not acting very wisely," Okonkwo said, challenging Obi to file the lawsuit. He added he would read the letter later and respond, even arguing that taking the case to court would be better for him as well.
In his remarks, Okonkwo described Obi again as "hypocritical" and a "fraud," further highlighting the tension between the two parties.
Okonkwo also shared a screenshot of a WhatsApp conversation to support his claims. However, the messages did not explicitly state that Obi defrauded him; they only mentioned that the person felt defrauded and that the party blamed PO.
Another document Okonkwo shared was a bank transaction receipt for 10 million naira. However, it was reported that the receipt showed a transfer to the party’s official bank account, not to Obi’s account or the Southeast party structure Okonkwo had previously referenced.
Social media users found the evidence Okonkwo presented weak. Some comments suggested the receipt might represent a transaction related to the party’s candidate nomination process rather than a direct payment to Obi.
One user pointed out that what the messages described was not the same as what Okonkwo claimed, while other comments argued that the former spokesperson should speak in court or apologize to Obi.
The incident drew attention partly because the two had previously worked together within the same political alignment. Okonkwo’s past role as one of Obi’s spokespersons turned the mutual accusations and lawsuit threat into a more visible political showdown.
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