Former spokesman of the Labour Party’s presidential campaign council Kenneth Okonkwo has called on President Bola Tinubu and former presidential candidates Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi to allow “new faces” into the race for the 2027 presidency.
In an interview on Tuesday on Arise TV, the actor-turned-politician said the crop of politicians in Nigeria today have failed the citizens.
He also criticised the opposition for their failure to form a consolidation and work together to defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC).
“I completely agree with you that we need new faces, 100%, and that was why I have said that Atiku, Peter Obi, and Tinubu should step aside,” he told his interviewer.
“The reason is that the ruling party has failed, and the opposition has failed. Are you aware that in the House of Representatives, you have more opposition members than the ruling class?
“I’m saying you don’t just finish an election, and the first thing you start talking about is the next election. You consolidate and form alliances amongst yourselves to work together as the opposition.
“If all the opposition members in the House of Representatives had come together, they would have produced the speaker and the vice.”
In July, Okonkwo announced his departure from the Labour Party, faulting Obi’s leadership.
