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By Bayo Wahab
Kenneth Okonkwo, spokesperson for the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has questioned Peter Obi’s remark at the inauguration of Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde’s presidential campaign office.
Okonkwo asked why Obi would not support Makinde’s presidential ambition if he genuinely believed the governor was qualified for the presidency.
He spoke on Arise TV’s Day Break on Tuesday while reacting to what has been described by some political observers as a possible alliance between Obi and Makinde ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
Makinde, who is contesting the 2027 presidency on the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) inaugurated his presidential campaign office in Abuja on Monday, with Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), among those who attended the event.
During his remarks at the ceremony, Obi described Makinde as qualified to contest for the presidency.
However, Okonkwo,
