Dele Momodu, the 2011 presidential candidate
of the National Conscience Party (NCP), says
he “fought against” President Goodluck
Jonathan in the lead-up to the April 11
presidential election because of his non-
performance in office.
The ovation publisher magazine said he had
nothing personal against the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) or its candidate, save
that the party was “running the country
aground”.
Momodu also suggested that the incoming
administration of Muhammadu Buhari, which
he supported before the polls, would not solve
all the country’s problems, but he expressed
optimism that “some of the problems” would be
solved.
He said all these while speaking during an
interview with the United Kingdom arm of the
All Progressives Congress (APC), after arriving
the northwestern European country to celebrate
his 55th birthday with his family.
“If Jonathan had performed, do you think I
would fight him? No. But I believe PDP was
running Nigeria to the ground; that is why we
fought against it. It was nothing personal,” he
said.
“It was not a personal battle for anybody but
we needed a father figure and I believe I was
one of those who started the idea of a Mandela
option and I discussed it with a lot of APC
members, especially in the UK.
“We have the right government now, and that is
why I say we need to support Buhari to create a
Nigeria where every citizen has a sense of
belonging.
“There is no government that can solve all
problems. We have no light. We have no water,
no jobs and no petrol. I understand that nations
are not governed by saints; they are governed
by performers but let’s solve some of these
problems.”
He urged the president-elect to begin tackling
these problems by “assembling the best hands
that we have”.
“If you’re going to the World Cup, you don’t go
with a weak team,” he said.
“You go with the strongest team, so let the
people’s General search all over Nigeria and
abroad and put these people in government
then things will begin to change.”
Momodu also found some time to speak
about Ovation’s string of successes (the latest
being the launch of Ovation TV in London) and
his passion for media and communication,
saying: “My passion is media. I love
communicating with people.
“I have never been in government but I am able
to communicate effectively and I am able to
contribute my own little quota.
“I believe I was born a communicator.
Communication is not about being a journalist
alone; it is about communicating all the time.”
He denied insinuations that his continued
involvement in political discourse rumours
could be due to his interest in the 2019
presidential election.
“I am not a member of APC and irrespective of
our political affiliations, religious differences
and ethnic configuration, I subscribed to the
idea of all of us coming together to rescue
Nigeria. All I wanted was good governance.
“I believed, at the time I contested, that I was
one of the best in Nigeria. I was young, vibrant,
forward-thinking, but ‘what I was looking for in
Sokoto is now in my sokoto’ [what I was
searching for in distant places is actually
available around me], so we should all join
hands and support Buhari.
“For me, the importance of a Buhari victory
offers us hope and promise and I pray that
those hopes will not be aborted and I hope that
APC’s promise will not be bastardised.”



www.thecable.ng/momodu-fought-gej-didnt-perform

I believed, at the time I contested, that I was one of the best in Nigeria. I was young, vibrant,forward-thinking, but ‘what I was looking for in Sokoto is now in my sokoto’ [what I was searching for in distant places is actually available around me], so we should all join hands and support Buhari.

... and now you are too old, in fact older than Buhari, the President-elect. Smh