Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Kenneth Okonkwo. Photo credit: Kenneth Okonkwo

A 2023 interview of actor-turned-politician and newly appointed spokesperson to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Kenneth Okonkwo, has resurfaced online, drawing fresh reactions following his appointment by the 2027 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress.

In the viral Channels Television interview, Okonkwo, who was then a spokesperson for the Labour Party presidential campaign, made harsh remarks about Atiku over allegations relating to consultancy payments and special purpose vehicles.

Speaking during the interview, Okonkwo said, “Atiku has confessed that he used special purpose vehicles to create phoney companies for which he paid consultancy fees, and from which the consultancy fees were paid back to him.

“He said it openly. His voice is there.