Human rights lawyer, Maduabuchi Idam, has accused a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Kenneth Okonkwo of exchanging his brain for his sharp tongue.
Idam was responding to the rejection of the Atiku-Amaechi’s ADC presidential ticket by Okonkwo.
Okonkwo also faulted the ADC’s decision to pick the South South’s former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi as the running mate of Atiku Abubakar.
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But Idam in a statement said: “Kenneth Okonkwo, who appears to have exchanged his brain for an abnormally sharp tongue, has spoken again. This time around, he appears to be touting a presidential ticket that makes provision for the Southeast, either as President or Vice President.
“On the surface, one might be tempted to view this as a pan-Igbo stance. But the real question is what could really be motivating his agitation.
“I suspect that he at one point played himself as a possible running mate to Atiku Abubakar, a wild ambition that may have gone a long way in destroying his public image. Greed and an overreaching ambition are the only explanations for how he ever persuaded himself that such a possibility existed.
“A man who can’t pull votes beyond himself can’t realistically be considered a valuable electoral asset. Whatever his shortcomings, Atiku would hardly risk what may be his final presidential bid on such a gamble.”
The human rights lawyer suggested that perhaps Okonkwo’s next port of call in politics should be the APC where his current disposition may find a warmer home.
He also alleged that Okonkwo’s fallout with the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, was due to his inability to secure a duplex he reportedly desired.
“I have heard it said that his relationship with Peter Obi went bad because Obi could not provide the duplex accommodation he allegedly wanted. Not sure if that’s right.
“However, if that is all it takes to garner the loyalty of some political actors, then President Tinubu’s camp may be well positioned to satisfy such expectations in return for vigorous marketing of an underperforming government.
In politics, convictions are not tested when comfort is assured, but when principles are costly.
The public should now be watching for a possible switch. After all, it is the same tongue that can deny anything he has ever said,” he added.
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