Obunike Ohaegbu Replies Kenneth Okonkwo, Expresses Shock At His Response

“Kenneth,

You remain my friend, and nothing has changed in that regard.

However, I must confess that I am shocked by the game of deflection you appear to be playing. Kindly share the full message in issue and also point out specifically where I referred to His Excellency Peter Obi as a criminal.

Please also point out where I wrote that His Excellency Peter Obi asked me to pay a bribe of N10 million. I challenge you to reproduce any statement from me in which I made such an allegation. Equally, kindly identify where I referred to him as a criminal. If you cannot do either, then you should acknowledge that you are attributing to me words I never used.

I cannot be drawn into any cut-and-join narrative, particularly as His Excellency is already pursuing legal remedies in court. In Nigeria, even persons standing trial for armed robbery are presumed innocent until proven guilty by a competent court of law. That is a fundamental constitutional principle to which I fully subscribe.

Therefore, even if I had hired and paid you to appear on national television and call Peter Obi a criminal, would your professional training and responsibility as a lawyer permit you to do so without regard to the law and the consequences of such a statement?

I thought you said you had proof from me which justified your position. If that is the case, why are you now threatening to deploy information allegedly obtained while serving as Peter Obi’s spokesman? Public discourse should be based on facts and evidence, not threats or insinuations.

Blackmail is the weapon of the weak and the desperate; men and women of honour rely on facts, evidence, and the strength of their convictions. But perhaps this has become fashionable in our politics. After all, the Asiwaju-led Federal Government has demonstrated remarkable tolerance for political conversions and reinventions, as reflected in the appointment of individuals such as Reno Omokri and Femi Fani-Kayode to prominent public positions. So, I suppose anything is now possible in our political space.

I wish you the very best.

Obunike Ohaegbu

(Nwa Miss)”