{"id":233504,"date":"2026-06-17T03:54:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T03:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=233504"},"modified":"2026-06-17T03:54:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T03:54:46","slug":"i-wont-campaign-for-you-kenneth-okonkwo-slams-atiku-over-south-south-running-mate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=233504","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I won\u2019t campaign for you\u2019 \u2014 Kenneth Okonkwo slams Atiku over South-South running mate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Labour Party presidential campaign spokesman, Kenneth<br \/>\nOkonkwo, has criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over reports that<br \/>\nthe African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential ticket may pick its<br \/>\nvice-presidential candidate from the South-South region.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a post on X on Monday, Okonkwo described the reported<br \/>\ndecision as \u201cunfortunate\u201d and warned that it would amount to the continued<br \/>\nmarginalisation of the South-East&#8230;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nigerianeye.com\/2026\/06\/i-wont-campaign-for-you-kenneth-okonkwo.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Labour Party presidential campaign spokesman, Kenneth Okonkwo, has criticised former Vice President Atiku 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