Dele Momodu Apologises for Role in Buhari’s Election
By Alabidun Shuaib Abdulrahman
Dele Momodu, a veteran writer and editor of the Ovation Magazine, has apologised for his involvement in President Muhammadu Buhari’s election in 2015.
After years of remaining apolitical, he announced his comeback to partisan politics, declaring People’s Democratic Party, PDP as his new party.
Mr Momodu stated in a statement on Friday that he joined the main opposition in order to play a more active part in rescuing the country from the All Progressives Congress’s current road of destruction (APC).
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“I have decided to stop my perpetual lamentations and join hands with other patriotic Nigerians to rescue our nation from the brink of a calamitous collapse,” Mr Momodu said.
“Therefore, in line with practicing what I have preached for a few years now, I believe that only by joining mainstream politics and becoming a member of one of the leading opposition parties can I hope to make such meaningful difference as I have been demanding of others.
“I have consulted widely. And it is clear to me that given the dangerous and disastrous drift that our Nation has experienced in the past six years, the only party from which amends can be made to rectify our situation is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
“This accords with my vehement opposition to the policies and practices of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and its leadership, which has denuded our country of everything we hold dear – National Unity, Cohesion, Security, Economic prosperity, Educational advancement, Social infrastructure, and above all, our cherished moral values.”
He was, until his defection, a member of the National Conscience Party (NCP) and its presidential candidate in the 2011 presidential election.
