Former Executive Governor of Imo State, Chief Achike Udenwa, has threatened to initiate legal proceedings against former Nollywood actor and legal practitioner, Kenneth Okonkwo, over alleged defamatory statements made during a live television interview.
The threat was made in a pre-litigation letter dated June 11, 2026, and signed by Chief Soronnadi A. Njoku, SAN, Principal Counsel of Nnodim Njoku Chambers.
In the letter, the former governor demanded a full retraction, a public apology, and N5 billion in damages.
The controversy can be traced back to the comments made by Kenneth Okonkwo during a live appearance on Channels Television’s breakfast program, Sunrise Daily, on June 8, 2026. During the broadcast, Okonkwo allegedly stated that Oyema Ugochukwu, Achike Udenwa, Peter Obi, and other leaders of the South East caucus were busy extorting the South East aspirants.
Udenwa’s legal team noted that these claims were widely circulated across national and international media houses and internet
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