In a 90MinutesAfrica exclusive interview, Kenneth Okonkwo described how a Southeast governor attempted to discredit a presidential candidate from his state who was standing for office in the most recent election. He asserted that the candidate the governor backed wasn’t as qualified as the one from his own state. He went on to say that the elites of the Southeast occasionally act like they’ve sold out.
His words: “The Southeast is also bedevilled with leadership problems. Because they are not existing in a vacuum. You can imagine a Governor from the Southeast was the person that came out to tell the world that Southeast cannot be President. And the most competent man of capacity and character is from his own State. But he came out to write a letter that this same person that is trying to contest from his own State is behaving like a paid agent from some people.”
“You can imagine a purported Governor campaigning for other people that are less qualified than his own person from his own State. So southeast also has its own problems politically. The elites class, they are behaving like people who have sold out at times.” CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
