Popular journalist and now a member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dele Momodu, has spoken against a recent statement made by a former Borno State governor.
Ali Modu Sheriff, who belongs to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), was a guest on Channels TV. During the interview, he said that the ADC – a group recently joined by Peter Obi – is likely to fall apart soon. He claimed that Peter Obi is planning to return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to run for president in 2027.
In his words;
“This ADC that you’re talking about, I can tell you for free, give them three months, it will die down because all of them are presidential materials and only one of them can be a candidate.
“Atiku has been the vice president of Nigeria. So for him, it is president or nothing. Peter Obi ran under the Labour Party. His ambition is to become President.
“Information available to me is that any moment from now, Obi would go back to the PDP and run as a presidential candidate under the PDP.”
But Dele Momodu responded on Instagram, saying he doesn’t believe Sheriff’s claims. According to him, Peter Obi is smart and knows that the PDP is just like a branch of the APC, so it would not make sense for Obi to go back there.
Momodu’s post reads
‘’I DOUBT THIS STATEMENT… Though it is often said that “no politician can be trusted”, I know MR PETER OBI reasonably well and would credit him with some smartness. He must be aware that PDP, as it stands today, is a subsidiary of APC.
He is also aware that his erstwhile Abure-led Labor Party is already in cahoots with the hybrid and hydra-headed Enforcer-in-Chief of APC. He knows that he also cannot run as a near independent candidate by using the platform of just any other party outside the coalition.
His major challenge is how to risk losing the ADC Presidential primary and thus having to become a runningmate to WHOSOEVER wins, which his fastidious supporters may not wish to contemplate or accept. But there is no other option left for opposition leaders as we approach 2027.
This now is their first litmus test if they’re indeed TRUE DEMOCRATS. In a coalition, tickets cannot be DONATED. All must agree to a primary process and sign to support the eventual winner. This is the reality and pure WISDOM.”
