Kenneth Okonkwo, former spokesperson for the Labour Party presidential campaign, has stated that the only way to stop President Bola Tinubu from completing eight years in office is to field a northern candidate, during an interview with Daily Independent on Friday, 25 July, 2025.
He said this is not just about politics but about saving Nigeria from worsening problems.
Okonkwo said if Tinubu had performed well, there would be no need to challenge him.
But according to him, the president has failed in key areas like the economy, security, and national unity.
He also criticized Tinubu’s Muslim-Muslim ticket, saying it does not reflect Nigeria’s religious diversity.
He stated clearly that his call for a northern candidate is based on strategy, not sentiment.
He believes that a northern candidate would be able to gain the kind of support needed to defeat Tinubu, especially when facing a strong incumbent backed by power and resources.
”If Tinubu had done well in all honesty I’ll go home and sleep. But you cannot choose a Muslim-Muslim ticket, the economy is running riot, insecurity is going everywhere and we want to give you eight years. The only way to make a disruptive change is to bring a Northerner and disrupt his regime and the ADC has agreed, it has to be four years. The ADC is clear that it would have a free and fair primary election, where everybody is free to contest. It’s not ADC saying it prefers a Northern candidate, it’s my own preference and strategy because that’s the only way to win Tinubu in the election,” he said.
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