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Nollywood actor Kenneth Okonkwo has said he never had any private conversation with former President Goodluck Jonathan.
This was in reaction to former presidential aide Reno Omokri’s comment to his support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term bid.
“This is Kenneth Okonkwo when he was telling @GEJonathan the same thing he is now telling President @MBuhari,” Omokri had posted on Twitter.
“He will also say the same thing to the next occupant of that office. That is what he is good at. He knows how to ACT loyal without BEING loyal!”
While responding to this, Kenneth Okonkwo wrote on Instagram that Omokri is a peddler of fake news and a sycophant.
“My attention has been drawn to a write-up by one Reno Omokri, under this picture, who wrote that ‘Kenneth Okonkwo acts loyal without being loyal.'” the actor wrote.
“I learnt also that she/he worked with His Excellency, President Goodluck Jonathan. Let me clarify his/her ignorance.
“I was invited by labor on a May Day to deliver a speech on labor matters at eagles square. Indeed I rode on the same vehicle with Comrade Peter Esele, the TUC leader, to the venue.
“After the delivery of my speech, President Jonathan was so impressed that he asked his details to get me to greet him in the state box.
“I humbly did. It’s on record that throughout his regime, I did not request any appointment to see him, even when he told me how he appreciated my person and my humble achievements in Nollywood.”
He added that he “never worked for him [Jonathan] and I have never had any private discussions with President Jonathan. He is alive and this can be confirmed.
“So the issue of loyalty does not arise. One wonders what this busybody wants to achieve by writing this.
“It is this shameless, psychophantic attitude of such people like Reno Omokri, of writing falsehood, that is promoting the culture of fake news on the internet. Shame!!!”