A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Kenneth Okonkwo, has formally responded to the pre-action notice by the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
Recall that Obi had on June 9, threatened Okonkwo with a N5 billion defamation lawsuit after an interview where he (Okonkwo) accused him of fraud during the NDC primary election.
In an official reply dated June 16, 2026, issued by his legal team, the Nollywood actor rejected the defamation claims, noting that his remarks reflected true information provided directly by an aggrieved aspirant.
The lawyer firmly denied that he defamed Obi during his appearance on Channels Television.
Instead, the document revealed that Okonkwo was acting on behalf of a client named Obunike Ohaegbu (alias Nwa Miss).
The letter revealed that Obunike claimed he paid N10,000,000 to secure a ticket under the NDC as part of what he called “scam orchestrated by your Client, Mr Peter Obi” and the party to defraud him.
The reply letter equally slammed Obi for publishing Okonkwo’s personal phone number on social media without serving him personally, describing it as a severe data breach and an invasion of privacy.
According to Okonkwo’s legal team, the exposure resulted in targeted online attacks and threats, warning that appropriate legal remedies would be sought for the action.
The chamber described Obi’s N5 billion demand as a calculated attempt to “distract and cow him” from exposing alleged political wrongdoing.
