South-East Forum slams Obi over N5bn defamation suit against Kenneth Okonkwo

The South East Progressives Forum, SEPF, has criticized the statesmanlike campaigner of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, for initiating a N5 cardinal defamation suit against his erstwhile spokesperson and ally, Kenneth Okonkwo.

The Forum, successful a connection signed by caput of its media unit, Paul Anigbogu, on Monday, accused the erstwhile Anambra State politician of attempting to intimidate and soundlessness Okonkwo for leaving him to align with different statesmanlike candidate.

Recall that Obi’s lawyers, led by Alex Ejesieme, SAN had sent a pre-action announcement to Okonkwo connected June 9, 2026, accusing him of making malicious and defamatory remarks against the NDC statesmanlike candidate.

Obi’s lawyers who claimed that the remarks made by Okonkwo damaged the estimation of their client, threatened to record N5 cardinal defamation suit against the erstwhile Nollywood if helium failed to retreat his allegations against the NDC statesmanlike candidate, wage N5 cardinal compensation and tender a nationalist apology wrong 7 days.

Replying done his ain lawyers, Okonkwo said helium would not retract his words, maintaining that helium spoke aft receiving briefs from NDC aspirants ...