N10m Allegation: Kenneth Okonkwo On His Own, Says Ohaegbu, NDC Ticket Hopeful
Chief Obunike Ohaegbu, aspirant for the Nation Democratic Congress (NDC) for Ekwusigo/Nnewi North/NnewiSouth Federal Constituency in Anambra says he never accused Peter Obi of demanding money from him in exchange for ticket.
Ohaegbu said this while expressing disappointment had mischievously tried to malign Mr Peter Obi by quoting the private conversations with them out of context.
He reiterated that he never told anyone that Peter Obi was a political conman, leader of the criminal gang in NDC or asked him to give him N10 bribe before securing the party’s ticket.
He said he never met with Obi, had any discussion nor was there any monetary demand from him adding that there was nothing personal in his relationship with Peter Obi.
Ohaegbu said the receipt for N10 million payment in favour of NDC being circulated as proof was part of the annexures to the document he filed before the court and could have been obtained by anybody.
“I can tell you emphatically, that it is not true that I made those allegations against Mr Peter Obi, I never whispered to anybody that Mr Peter Obi is a criminal, I never said he asked me to pay N10 million because he never did.
“I have gone to court against the party to tell the party that my people are worried that the result of the primary election which came out from morning till about 8pm is not yet out, they should tell me if I am the candidate or not.
“In doing that I filed all the documents and receipt of payment including that of N10 million paid to the party, these documents should not be obtained and be presented as classified information
“The payment receipt is a public document, it is before the court, there is nothing private or classified about it, so there is no evidence what is being shared, it does address the fact of the issue,” he said.
Ohaegbu said people should not be fixated on Peter Obi or the NDC advising that opposition should stop attacking themselves.
Ohaegbu said was still hopeful of being declared candidate of the party.
The former Federal Commissioner of Public Complaints Commission said, going by the position of Dickson, the primary election was not concluded and that he was sure he would be announced winner.
He said he remained a committed member of NDC and that he would work for his own victory and that of Mr Peter Obi, the party’s presidential ticket within his Federal Constituency.
“I am sure you listened to the national leader of the party, Distinguished Sen. Serial Dickson who on national TV made it categorically clear that no result of the primaries has been published.
“So it may not be correct to say that the primaries are concluded, the process is still on and I am in the race for the ticket.
“Regardless of the outcome of the primaries, as much as I can and within the limit of human challenges, will not be right for me to abort the process at this point.
“I will most likely remain in NDC and conclude this process and remain here by God’s grace for the 2031 election,” he said.
