Afrigather OVATION Writer, Bashorun DELE MOMODU Tells Metropolis Individuals
OVATION Writer, Bashorun Dele Momodu has revealed why Gov. Nyesom Wike has stopped speaking to him. He has additionally revealed why he didn’t help Asiwaju Bola Tinubu over the last Presidential marketing campaign.
In a current interview with Metropolis Individuals, he mentioned: After Gov. Nyesom Wike stopped speaking to me for months, I known as a kind of near him. I known as Adoke, the previous Legal professional Normal & Minister of Justice. I do know they’re shut and I requested him: what’s going on? Why is that this my brother ignoring me? That is somebody who we just about keep along with from morning until night anytime I’m going to Port Harcourt to see him. And we now have that mutual respect. After which Adoke known as Wike. And mentioned to Gov. Wike. “Dele Momodu isn’t completely satisfied ooo. He feels you’re ignoring him. And instantly, Wike known as me. He mentioned, Dele, why would you suppose so? You realize me. You realize I don’t fake. If I’ve something towards you, I’ll inform you. I mentioned, however it’s unusual. You don’t choose up my calls. He mentioned No, no, no, I don’t prefer it you imply you may’t vouch for me? So even when I die in the present day you won’t be able to say issues that I can do and issues I can’t do.” “After, he went again into his shell. Then, I began travelling around the nation and I felt properly, at my age, my life doesn’t rely on anybody besides God. So, if I used to be anticipating my good friend to help my goals and I used to be additionally able to help his goals. No issues. As a result of what I had anticipated him to say was: I’m operating. After which between us, we are able to agree, possibly I’ll resolve to step down due to him or one thing. However he refused to debate it with me”.
“So, the subsequent time we met was after we had been doing our screening on the PDP Nationwide Secretariat in Abuja. As he walked in that day, and he noticed me, we had been like previous buddies. In truth, there have been governors within the room. Considered one of them was Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom. Instantly, Gov. Wike noticed me, he shouted Haaa! Dele Momodu. He embraced me. He was very excited. Even Gov. Udom mentioned I believed you wished to greet me first. That’s the type of relationship that I’ve with Gov. Wike. Then he mentioned let’s meet within the night at Rivers Governors Lodge. Once more, he disappeared after that. I began calling him, however he didn’t choose”.
“So, I mentioned No downside. However I carried on with my very own programme. I travelled around the nation to see the Sultan, the Emir of Kano and to see our social gathering elders. That was it”.
“Then, because the social gathering primaries had been coming, a kind of I went to see was former Ekiti Governor, Ayo Fayose at The George Resort, in Ikoyi. After I received there he mentioned Bros, me, I don’t deceive individuals ooo. Me, I’m completely for Wike. Wike is the subsequent President of Nigeria oooo. I mentioned How? He mentioned Noo. There may be nothing I can say. Wike is in charge of in all places and every little thing. And there may be nothing that may change that. I mentioned okay, he’s my brother if he turns into President I’m okay with him. There isn’t a downside”.
“However from what I do know, there shall be each effort to cease him. No one listened to me. So, we went to the primaries and what occurred, occurred and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar emerged the winner. And all hell went free. In truth, the best way one of many former Presidents of Nigeria, described it to me is that Wike is inconsolable. That was the first time I first heard the outline of his anger. He went completely ballistic. And we stored hoping towards hope that he would quickly settle down. He didn’t.
And, in equity to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, he is an ideal Gentleman. He’s a consummate democrat. He went all out. He didn’t have a look at age. He didn’t have a look at his standing. He went all out. He went so far as London to go and meet with Wike and the G5 Governors. That they had dinner. In case you are quarreling with someone, and the individual involves you to attraction to you received’t you rethink your stand? Okay. He mentioned they made guarantees to him which was not fulfilled, that they mentioned they had been going to make him Vice President. However what you additionally must know in politics is that this. No 1. If a Governor Tambuwal had stepped down. There isn’t a method you’ll not take his curiosity into consideration. If actually, as Wike claims, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu had helped Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, do you anticipate Atiku to grow to be his albatross? No.”
“I do know as an insider that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar was by no means determined. Atiku had wished to work from the start with Wike, however after it appeared every little thing was okay and prepared, then Wike began operating his personal present. And a part of what Alhaji Atiku Abubakar mentioned was that if the social gathering decides to zone, to the South, I’ll help it being zoned to the South East. He had all the time believed that the South East was marginalised and that’s the reason he picked his operating mate all the time from that axis, even Gov. Okowa that’s from Delta is just about an Igbo man. His identify is Ifeanyi Chukwu.“
“So, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has a tender spot for Igbo individuals. He married from the place. He has youngsters from the place. He mentioned if my social gathering decides, I can’t run. What now occurred is that Governor Otom and the remainder of them made certain that they threw open the factor so that it’ll accommodate Wike & others.”
“I keep in mind the day I purchased my very own kind, I used to be one of many individuals who challenged them that: why are we shopping for the shape when you haven’t decided the place the zoning would go. What if zoning goes towards the place I come from, are you going to refund my cash?
“However, as a result of every little thing was being tailored for Gov. Wike, all of us grew to become helpless. So, he had all the time been the one controlling the social gathering for years now. The Chairman of the social gathering he’ll convey him and convey him down. One other Chairman will come and he’ll convey him and when he’s drained or when he isn’t happy with the individual, he too will go. It occurred to his personal brother, Prince Uche Secondus.”
“And he is aware of in fact, that even in the event you take away Ayu on the time he known as for Ayu’s elimination as a result of Ayu is a Northerner and the Presidential candidate is a Northerner, that one among them needed to come from the South, he is aware of that the Structure of the social gathering says in the event you take away the present Chairman, the one who will exchange him will nonetheless come from the identical axis within the North. And that’s what occurred now. You may see that our new performing Chairman can be a Northerner. And so that you can do a correct efficient elimination, you will have a Nationwide Conference, in the course of a Presidential marketing campaign. Who can have the time and sources to do such a factor? These had been a number of the points we had been addressing. After all, he received very indignant that I comply with work for Atiku Abubakar.
I don’t know what’s mistaken with that. No 1. I didn’t beg for a job from Wike, similar to I didn’t beg for a job from the PDP Presidential Council. Alhaji Atiku personally calls me to inform me that everyone is mentioning my identify as the very best individual to run the Directorate of Strategic Communications. And that is one thing that has to do with my occupation. It has nothing to do with Politics. I used to be out there for my social gathering. What would you like me to do? To observe you sheepishly. There are individuals who had been able to observe him. He had greater than sufficient, however I selected to not be one among them. That’s my proper. I shall be 63 on Could 16, 2023. At 63, if I’m not capable of take selections then what method of grownup am I? What method of chief won’t be independently minded. I’m a really independent-minded individual. I keep in mind after I met Mrs. Tinubu on the Funeral of Mrs. Kemi Nelson, and he or she requested me: Do you imply you aren’t going to marketing campaign for my husband? I instructed her very politely, I’m in PDP. I can’t soar away from PDP as a result of my good friend is operating in APC. And I stand by my determination. I’ve by no means been in the identical social gathering with them. No one complained then. They had been in energy in Lagos for 8 years, did they see me there? No. I run my present. I maintain Asiwaju in excessive esteem, however we’re simply not in the identical social gathering.”
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