{"id":356656,"date":"2026-07-03T01:58:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T00:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/?p=356656"},"modified":"2026-07-02T17:13:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T16:13:34","slug":"atiku-names-kenneth-okonkwo-as-spokesperson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/?p=356656","title":{"rendered":"Atiku Names Kenneth Okonkwo As Spokesperson"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential hopeful for 2027, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has named actor and politician, Mr Kenneth Okonkwo, as his spokesperson.<\/div>\n
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Mr Okonkwo made the announcement on his X (formerly Twitter) account on yesterday, expressing gratitude for what he called Alhaji Abubakar\u2019s show of faith in him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI give God all the glory for being appointed by His Excellency Atiku Abubakar as his spokesperson. I thank His Excellency for the immense confidence reposed in me,\u201d Mr Okonkwo said.<\/p>\n

The politician credited Alhaji Abubakar with championing dialogue over conflict within party ranks.<\/p>\n

He noted that the former vice president favours conversation and compromise when party associates raise genuine worries, rather than dismissing their concerns.<\/p>\n

\u201cRather than take offence at associates for expressing genuine reservations about any action taken, His Excellency always opts for dialogue and compromise that engender solutions to problems,\u201d Mr Okonkwo stated.<\/p>\n

According to him, recent talks with Alhaji Abubakar and other ADC leaders tackled worries about South-East political representation within the limits of the Electoral Act, 2026, and the current political climate. He said the discussions produced guarantees for the region\u2019s interests despite existing constraints.<\/p>\n

Mr Okonkwo also acknowledged the work of Dr. Kashim Imam; former ADC National Chairman, Ralphs Nwosu; Ekene Onwuka, Alhaji Abubakar\u2019s Senior Special Assistant on Special Duties, in preparing the party for next year\u2019s elections. He thanked his loved ones and supporters for their support and prayers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI still covet your prayers for wisdom, courage, provision and protection needed to carry out this challenging responsibility, which will usher in a glorious and great Nigeria,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The appointment arrives weeks after Mr Okonkwo publicly attacked the ADC\u2019s pick for running mate in 2027. He\u2019d warned that choosing a vice-presidential candidate from the South-South would worsen what he sees as political neglect of the South-East, a region without a president or vice president since 1999.<\/p>\n

Despite Mr Okonkwo\u2019s objections, the ADC later announced former Rivers State Governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, as Alhaji Abubakar\u2019s running mate following the ex-vice president\u2019s clinching of the party\u2019s presidential nomination.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential hopeful for 2027, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has named actor and politician, Mr Kenneth Okonkwo, as his spokesperson. Mr Okonkwo made the announcement on his X (formerly Twitter) account on yesterday, expressing gratitude for what he called Alhaji Abubakar\u2019s show of faith in him. \u201cI give God all the glory […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67315,"featured_media":207373,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-356656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/67315"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=356656"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356656\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":356662,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356656\/revisions\/356662"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/207373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=356656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=356656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=356656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}