Kenneth Okonkwo, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has released what he describes as evidence to support his allegations of bribery against Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC).
Okonkwo, a veteran actor-turned-politician, had on Monday alleged that Obi and other NDC leaders in the South-East extorted N10 million and N20 million from House of Representatives and senatorial aspirants, respectively, during the primary elections.
He claimed that one of the affected aspirants, Obunike Ohaegbu, provided him with details and receipts of the alleged payments.
The allegations drew a swift legal reaction from Obi. Through a letter dated June 9, 2026, Obi’s legal team, led by Alex Ejesieme (SAN), demanded a public apology and N5 billion in damages from Okonkwo, threatening further litigation if the demands are not met.
Undeterred by the threat of a lawsuit, Okonkwo took to his X (formerly Twitter) handle on Wednesday morning to share screenshots of alleged WhatsApp conversations between himself and Ohaegbu.
According to Okonkwo, the chat logs prove Obi’s involvement in the controversial primary process.
“Obunike Ohaegbu, when I questioned him to prove that Peter Obi was responsible for demanding the N10m from him and other HOR aspirants and N20m from the Senate aspirants, he made it clear that when he confronted the party on who authorised the payment, the party named Peter Obi and the caucus leaders who were assembled by Peter Obi,” Okonkwo wrote.
In the shared conversation, Ohaegbu expressed deep frustration over how the primary process was handled in Anambra State compared to other parts of the country.
“My brother, the entire NDC project, at least from my personal experience, has left me feeling deceived and profoundly disappointed,” Ohaegbu reportedly wrote in the message. “While other states, particularly Kano and several states in the North, appeared to be engaged in negotiations and consultations aimed at achieving consensus, neither I nor, to the best of my knowledge, any aspirant from Anambra State was invited to any meeting for the purpose of negotiating or agreeing a consensus arrangement.”
Ohaegbu further questioned the integrity of the candidate selection process, accusing party leadership of bad faith.
“Consequently, I mobilised my supporters and participated fully in the primary election process in the belief that the outcome would determine the party’s candidates,” the message continued. “This naturally raises a fundamental question. If no consensus meeting was held with the aspirants in Anambra State, and no agreement was reached amongst those seeking nomination, my brother Ken, how did your friend arrive at the list of candidates that he allegedly produced at Johnwood Hotel in Abuja?”
Ohaegbu concluded: “Consensus, by its very nature, requires consultation, negotiation and agreement amongst stakeholders. Where there is no consultation, no negotiation and no agreement, there can be no consensus. If aspirants were directed to participate in primaries while candidate lists were allegedly being prepared elsewhere, then serious questions arise about the integrity of the entire process. If that is not fraud, then the word fraud must have another meaning.”
At the time of reporting, the NDC leadership and Peter Obi’s media team have yet to issue a formal response to the released chat logs.
