South-South Running Mate – I won’t campaign for you – Kenneth Okonkwo slams Atiku

Former Labour Party statesmanlike run spokesman, Kenneth Okonkwo, has criticised erstwhile Vice President Atiku Abubakar implicit reports that the African Democratic Congress, ADC, statesmanlike summons whitethorn prime its vice-presidential campaigner from the South-South region.

In a station connected X connected Monday, Okonkwo described the reported determination arsenic “unfortunate” and warned that it would magnitude to the continued marginalisation of the South-East, which helium noted has neither produced a president nor vice president since 1999.

He argued that denying the South-East the accidental to nutrient either the statesmanlike oregon vice-presidential campaigner of the ADC successful the 2027 predetermination would magnitude to an “unpardonable injustice.”

Okonkwo besides referenced the relation of erstwhile ADC National Chairman, Ralph Nwosu, saying the enactment laminitis made important sacrifices by relinquishing power of the enactment to facilitate the conjugation aimed astatine producing a amended Nigeria.

“I heard from societal media that the ADC has picked its vice statesmanlike campaigner from the South-South. If this is true, it is unfortunate, arsenic this volition proceed the crude marginalisation of the South-East.

“I did not articulation the conjugation to assistance successful the further marginalisation of my ain people. I americium of the sentiment that if we made ...