Kenneth Okonkwo Criticizes Igbo Men Joining Tinubu's 'City Boy Movement', Calls Them 'Political Scavengers'

Actor and politician Kenneth Okonkwo has voiced strong disapproval of men from the South East region who have aligned themselves with the City Boy Movement, a group advocating for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu.

In a recent interview, Okonkwo characterized these individuals as "political scavengers" who are merely seeking to benefit from minor opportunities provided by President Tinubu. He emphasized that their actions do not reflect the independent spirit for which the Igbo people are known.

Okonkwo elaborated on his stance, stating, "They are scavenging from the rotten crumbs that fall from Tinubu's table. Can't you see how Igbos reject those saying they are ‘City Boys?’ You know why? It is an insult to Ndigbo? Do you why we wear our Isiagu? We wear our Isiagu because we go to hunt our food in dignity like the lions and we eat fresh meat. We don't scavenge like vultures. They are political scavengers that are feeding from the rotten crumbs that fall from Tinubu's table. They are political children drinking from the feeding bottle of Tinubu."

He concluded by asserting his personal conviction and that of many Igbo people: "We are Igbos. I will rather starve and d!e in dignity than to scavenge from the rotten crumbs that falls from Tinubu's table. We are Igbo."