A former spokesperson and legal practitioner, Kenneth Okonkwo, has claimed that Obunike Ohaegbu, an aspirant of the New Democratic Congress (NDC), identified Peter Obi and some party leaders as those linked to alleged demands for nomination payments from aspirants.
Okonkwo made the claim in a statement shared on his X account, stating that he had questioned Ohaegbu to provide evidence that Obi was responsible for requesting N10 million from House of Representatives aspirants and N20 million from Senate aspirants.
According to Okonkwo, Ohaegbu explained that when he confronted the party leadership over who authorised the payments, the party allegedly mentioned Peter Obi and a group of caucus leaders reportedly assembled by him.
The lawyer had earlier called for an investigation into the allegations, insisting that any aspirant who was wrongly charged should be refunded.
He maintained that transparency and accountability were necessary to protect party members and prevent alleged exploitation during the political process.
He wrote, “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.”
