“Peter Obi is a political con man” – Kenneth Okonkwo fumes

Nollywood actor and lawyer Kenneth Okonkwo has accused Peter Obi, the 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), of scamming his supporters and many Nigerians, particularly those in the diaspora.

Okonkwo made the remarks on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday, June 9, 2026.

The actor and politician described the former Anambra State governor as a leader who has defrauded Nigerians.

He claimed that Obi collects money from supporters abroad while publicly declaring that he does not give or take “shishi” (bribes or kickbacks).

“He would visit Nigerians in the diaspora, siphon money from them, and return home while claiming he does not give ‘shishi.’ I don’t give shishi, but you collect shishi,” Okonkwo alleged.

Speaking partly in Igbo, Okonkwo further claimed that leaders like Obi, are holding the region back and are responsible for the South East’s poor political standing in Nigeria.

“Because of leaders like this, that is why the South East has been coming last in Nigerian politics.

“South East people are marginalised in the Federal Government. We fight to eat, and after that, some of our leaders are calling us and scamming us.

“I told them that Peter Obi is going to scam them — that he is a political con man. Look at what is happening,” Okonkwo claimed.