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Okonkwo takes swipe at Obi over attendance at APM campaign office launch

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  • Kenneth Okonkwo, a spokesperson for ADC presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, explained that ADC leaders did not attend an APM campaign office launch because it was primarily an APM event.
  • He mocked NDC presidential candidate Peter Obi and other attendees as politicians who would go to almost any gathering when invited.
  • Obi used the event to describe Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde as qualified to seek the presidency in 2027 and called for an issue-focused campaign.

Kenneth Okonkwo, spokesperson for African Democratic Congress presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, has criticized Peter Obi over the NDC candidate’s attendance at the launch of Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde’s presidential campaign office in Abuja.

As far as I’m concerned, that is an APM affair and it should be attributed to APM.

· Kenneth OkonkwoHe explained why ADC leaders did not attend the campaign office launch.

Speaking to News Central, Okonkwo explained why ADC representatives were absent from Monday’s event. “As far as I’m concerned, that is an APM affair and it should be attributed to APM,” he said.

He then mocked Obi and other politicians who attended, portraying them as people who accept invitations to almost any gathering. “Those people that were there, even if you had invited them for naming ceremony or birthday party, they are known for people who like to wave to people,” Okonkwo said. “Even if there’s no crowd, they will still be waving to trees. It’s just normal for them. If you’re doing anything and you call them they will come.”

Those people that were there, even if you had invited them for naming ceremony or birthday party, they are known for people who like to wave to people.

· Kenneth OkonkwoHe mocked Peter Obi and others who attended the event.

Obi, speaking at the launch, said Makinde was qualified to seek the presidency in 2027. He also warned against reducing the election contest to political quarrels or divisions, saying the campaign should focus on issues affecting Nigerians.

Even if there’s no crowd, they will still be waving to trees. It’s just normal for them. If you’re doing anything and you call them they will come.

· Kenneth OkonkwoHe continued his criticism of politicians who attend events when invited.
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