Barrister Kenneth Okonkwo, a prominent member of the Labour Party and veteran actor, stated that the Southeast region of the country received recognition and respect for the first time ever because they performed exceptionally well in the most recent election.
Rudolf Okonkwo encouraged the people of the region to find a method to suppress their worst selves and bring forth their greatest selves in an exclusive interview with Okonkwo on 90MinutesAfrica. Additionally, he revealed that there are no obstacles to success, such as tribalism, ethnicity, or religious beliefs. He explained this by using the narrative of Joseph to say that if you bring a man with a great spirit, even if he is a slave, he will succeed because he possesses something that no one else can one has.
His words: “For the first time in Nigeria, the southeast was recognised and respected because they brought out their best. They must find a way to shut down the worst and bring out the best. You know what, forget this issue, there is nothing like tribalism, ethnicity, religious issue in Nigeria. When you bring a man that has the spirit of excellence, even if he is a slave, he will be needed in the palace because there will be something he has that no other person has. Joseph was a slave and a prisoner, but pharaoh had to bring him out of the jail to make him prime minister, because he said you alone have the secret to what will save my country.”
