Kenneth Okonkwo Replies Those Criticising Him For Supporting Buhari
Nollywood actor Kenneth Okonkwo has replied those criticising him for asking Igbos to support President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 forthcoming election.
THE WHISTLER had earlier reported that the actor cum politician while speaking at a political gathering in Enugu, asked Nigerians to file behind President Buhari in 2019.
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The actor further said that the people of the South East region will continue to wander in the wilderness if they turn their backs against Buhari in the upcoming election.
Okonkwo’s speech raised abuses and criticism on him by many of his fans.
Here are few reactions:
And when he came back the 4th time, he chose Operation #PythonDance. ? While #KillerHerdsmen are dancing #ShakuShaku @MBuhari replaced WHIPS with SCORPIONS. And Kenneth Okonkwo is redefining love 2019 Version. #SuchLove ?
May God Forgive Your Hypocrisy!
— Nseabasi S. J. King (@king_sese) August 1, 2018
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May God forgive you honestly. May God also deliver you from hate. So, there was no reason for the Python to dance abi? The day you start being objective in your reasoning will be the day deliverance starts.
— Iyabo A. Awokoya (@iyaboawokoya) August 1, 2018
And when he came back the 4th time, he chose Operation #PythonDance. ? While #KillerHerdsmen are dancing #ShakuShaku @MBuhari replaced WHIPS with SCORPIONS. And Kenneth Okonkwo is redefining love 2019 Version. #SuchLove ?
May God Forgive Your Hypocrisy!
— Nseabasi S. J. King (@king_sese) August 1, 2018
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And why did python stop dancing, can't the python dance with the fulanis
— Banilord (@jayswitofficial) August 1, 2018
what inspired this astonishingly insightful image?
— Adesola Oba (@OmoErinFolami) August 1, 2018
He seems to be living in bondage or he is acting it? The boy has been known to be a professional wrong choice maker. Don’t take Andy serious.
— Godwin ROBINSON (@OdogwuGNR) July 31, 2018
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Can't believe I'm seeing this BS- I can't believe @toluogunlesi put this up-how does "more of the same" rheotoric from a washed up actor seeking office validate the position of you/your principal? Show us more of the good stuff @MBuhari or @APCNigeria has done & let us choose
— darkLOGAN (@OBIORAMANN) August 1, 2018
Even a beer parlour analyst can do better than Kenneth Okonkwo.
He latched his argument on ethnic benefits from Buhari as if the same Buhari has anything to offer the SE.
Everyone knows why Saraki and his ilks left Buhari/APC. Neither him nor Buhari have anything to offer.
— Samuel Odusami (@wontiboje) August 1, 2018
What did he mention that has been done for South East
Having an igbo man as a running mate in a failed campaign way back ?— infinity 888 (@Adimchukwunobii) August 1, 2018
So come to think of it, for instance if buhari is voted in come 2019( God forbid). Den automatically igbo man will be president come 2023 without election. M an igbo Man I knw how my people reason, I want to let u knw dat dis man Kenneth is not an igbo man coz he has no sense??
— SoN? (@onyekaclement5) August 1, 2018
What do you expect from a Nollywood actor?
he is working for his money— spiritual Sounds?? (@Michael_papsy) July 31, 2018
I’m sorry Kenneth okonkwo please with this hand ? you can’t be in our mist , I can see you are desperate to become president in 2023 please Igbos are not interested in presidency what we need is Re structure or Biafra
— Prince Larry Okafor (@okafor_larry) July 31, 2018
However, the actor who took to his Instagram page on Thursday to reply the critics, said the Igbo have forgotten soon their cardinal principle and custom that you must respect someone’s personal opinion and must not curse the person.
Read the full post by Okonkwo below: “My attention has been drawn to some negative comments and curses poured out against my person by some ignorant and satanically motivated persons because of my preference of President Muhammadu Buhari as President of this country for his incorruptible and firm character against enemies of Nigeria.
“I have been laughing at their ignorance and wickedness.
“First, these men have not offered any alternative party or Presidential aspirants to challenge Buhari or be compared with him.
“Second, they claim they are Igbo’s but forgot that in Igbo land, it is a cardinal principle and custom that you must respect someone’s personal opinion and must not curse the person, if what the person simply did was to express his opinion and nothing more, “uche onye adighi ya njo”.
“Even if a person says anything you don’t like, provided he did not curse you, you are permitted to throw away his words but restrained by custom and tradition not to do anything to him.
“Third, the Nigerian constitution said in section 39 that “every person shall be entitled to freedom of expression, including the freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart ideas and information without interference”.
“Also in section 38, the constitution states “every person shall be entitled to freedom of thought, conscience… including the freedom to change his … belief, and freedom (either alone or in community with others, and in public or in private) to manifest and propagate his belief in teaching, practice and observance”.
“God himself created man a free moral agent to hold his thoughts and express his opinions as he wishes. He did not even compel a man to worship Him.
“So this army of ignorant and wicked men are simply trying to rudely and crudely interfere with my traditional, constitutional and religious rights to freely express myself and hold an opinion, belief and thought as I so wish
“Let me reiterate that I am a follower of President Buhari and believe in his integrity and good intentions to better the lots of Nigerians and that of Ndigbo and I have no apologies for this. Whoever disagrees with me should produce his own strong reasons and better alternatives.
“Since these men did not do this, but resorted to curses and vituperations, they have violated the law of nature, man and God.
Here is the verdict of God on them according to Psalm 109 and particularly verses 1-3, 6, 17-21, 25-30.
“For the avoidance of doubt let me reproduce these verses verbatim:
“(1) Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise; (2) for the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
“(3) They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause. (6) Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.
“(17) as he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him. (18) As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.
“(19) Let it be unto him as the garment which covered him, and for a girdle wherewith, he is girded continually. (20) Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the Lord, and of them that speak evil against my soul.
“(21) but do thou for me, O God the Lord, for thy name’s sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me. (25) I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads.
“(26) Help me, O Lord my God: O save me according to thy mercy: (27) that they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, Lord, has done it. (28) Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.
“(29) Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle. (30) I will greatly praise the Lord with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.
