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A veteran Nollywood actor cum politician, Kenneth Okonkwo, has cleared the air that he has no personal issue with the 2027 Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
Okonkwo made the clarification on Friday, when he appeared as a guest in an interview on Sunrise Daily, a programme on Channels Television.
“Whoever wins the election of ADC in the presidential primary, I will support. I don’t have any personal problem with my brother Peter Obi.
“Like I have told you, I met Peter Obi in Labour Party. So if the Labour Party that was the foundation of our relationship is no longer there, going forth will be a new arrangement and you have the right to decide what to do going forth,” the politician said.
In other news, The controversy over the eligibility of former President Goodluck Jonathan to join the 2027 presidential race took a twist last week when it emerged that a court had cleared the obstacle to his being sworn in for the third time as president.
Critics had cited Section 137(3) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) which provides that no elected person into public office in Nigeria shall be sworn-in more than twice, basing their argument on the former president’s swearing-in in 2010 after his predecessor, the late President Umaru Yar’Adua, died in office, and 2011 when he won his own election. He left office in 2025 after losing reelection and the Section 137(3) wasn’t law until 2018, three years later, triggering the argument on whether or not the law can apply to him retroactively.
Significantly, some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are pushing for him to contest on the platform of the party the 2027 presidential election.
