Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos 

Aare Dele Momodu, a presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied endorsing Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, former Lagos State gover­nor for presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections.

In a statement he issued on Saturday, Momodu who accused Tinubu’s media handlers of mischief said an article he wrote two years ago is now being circulated to create a false impression that he is backing Tinubu’s candidacy for the number one office of the land in 2023.

He said he withdrew support for Tinubu due to his failure to tell President Muhammadu Buhari the truth over the ill-treatment of Southerners just because he wanted to become President.

He said "In all honesty, I do not know who the media handlers of ASIWAJU BOLA AHMED TINUBU are but I can reasonably confirm that they've been fumbling too much by being so cheap, unimaginative and jejune in their campaigns. Are they not ashamed that several people, including the respected DR AKINWUMI ADESINA of the African Development Bank, have publicly denied endorsing TINUBU for the 2023 Presidential election because of this unfortunate desperation to sell him as the only candidate of APC in 2023". 

"Now, I'm their latest victim. An article I wrote two years ago about TINUBU has suddenly become a fresh endorsement in 2022. What chicanery is this? While I have tremendous respect for ASIWAJU BOLA AHMED TINUBU, his handlers have no right to engage in pure mischief by abusing our relationship".

" They've even made pamphlets of my article. But unknown to them, a lot of water has passed under the bridge since I wrote that article and I have my cogent reasons for not joining APC - PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI's divisiveness and the culpable silence of TINUBU and the Vice President PROFESSOR YEMI OSINBAJO in condoning his excesses and keeping mute in the face of barefaced tyranny".

" Southern Leaders who crave to be President have failed to protect their own people from the blistering attacks they've endured under the Buhari government, most especially the people of the South East".

" The whole country is in turmoil and Northern Leaders have been more courageous in telling Buhari the blatant truth while ours have been so cowardly because of their insatiable propensity for power...

I have other reasons... 
I earnestly ask the spin doctors to delete my name from their reckless and self seeking endorsements"...

https://independent.ng/i-endorsed-tinubu-for-presidency-in-2019-i-have-rejected-him-now-dele-momodu/

keep quite,stop disturbing us. Tinubu will fail talkless of u

What has changed in the last 2 years for the withdrawal of the endorsement?

Bob Dee knows he can't get PDP ticket, why is he wasting everybody's time?

On the issue at hand, he wrote an article supporting Tinubu two years ago, he needs to write another article disclaiming the first article.

emkz:
Bob Dee knows he can't get PDP ticket, why is he wasting everybody's time?

Minister of Information no be small position, or you think they will just come & dash you in your house?

Politics is a game, if you don’t play it, you don’t expect anything.

Lobatan! Many yorubas who even supported buhari / osinbajo are even dissociating themselves from swaga23 people.


The message is clear!. Some people just want to force luck.
If southwest are not totally in support, and SS/SE are not in support i wonder how north will fully support swaga23.
I'm very sure APC will not want to loose this election lol

Very true. Na strategy

adamsmith914:
Minister of Information no be small position, or you think they will just come & dash you in your house?

Politics is a game, if you don’t play it, you don’t expect anything.

Dele Momodu,is that not davido's boy

Aare ?

Tinubu will be destroyed by his fellow yorubas

My brother calm down! Anything to sell their market

Dele is just an anywhere belle face politician....

Old fat fool

What is this one saying?

Nobody takes you serious before.

This one is hot.

But wait, this is uncle Dele o
We hope you won't write another article to endorse Tinubu before 2023 elections o because you have been a riddle shrouded in mystery in Nigeria's political stratosphere and it is easier to write a first-class in rocket science than to tell where your interest truly lies.
Notwithstanding, I salute your courage. At least for making bold to say something like this at this critical point in time.

Albeit Nigeria politics is usually based on personal interest, every individual with his own, I however sincerely wish we can collectively salvage the situation at hand come 2023 by voting in a better leader before we start thinking of our personal interests.

we dont want this man as our president. Just give us Osibanjo already

We want to use this medium to thank our opponents on Tinubu Presidency's Ambition.
For making our candidate the most discussed candidate and front runner.



There is NOTHING LIKE BAD PUBLICITY


He is always the subject of conversations as at the moment, making him gain more popularity. The more you hate him, the more other people come to realize good things about him and question "Why the Hate, Is he the only ONE?"

Keep up the good work

bn member of opposition party,ur comment on tinubu is irrelevant bcs its expected!

Social media President.

Oga Dele u are inconsequential in the scheme of things!!!!!..... Your endorsement is useless and worthless!!!!

Go and face your business or as Davido said "Mr dele na my boy"!!

His support is nothing more than one or two votes.
He is politician want to be.
"Politician" only in the news not on the ground.
Bros cannot win a councilorship election.

Oga dele Na man you be

mesTano:
Buhari said everybody should enter farm by force because just 2.5% arable land is being used

Tinubu said 50m youth will grow “agbado” and cassava to eat while fighting in the army

God please help us o! I don’t want to farm! I don’t like fighting

Who force you to farm?!
Na hunger go tell ya belle when time reach.
Don't be lazy,
Rise up and work Tano boy

Tinubu is just wasting his time and energy, Osinbajo is the choosen one

Lexusgs430:
Dele is just an anywhere belle face politician....

Dele is more sensible than tinubu. Atleast he speaks the truth a doesn’t keep quiet on sensitive and weighty National issues no matter who it may affect.

Philistine:

Hypocrite. Tinubu is more sensible than all igbo leaders dead and alive. If you have a Tinubu in your region, your region will not be the least developed region in the country, only better than war torn north east.

Not exactly true. Tinubu didn’t create anything new he only increased taxes which were already an existing income potential in Lagos. Meaning he taxed and double taxed what was already existing.

There is nothing genius about increasing tax in a state already full the such potential. Go to ekiti or osun and increase tax and see whether it will work like Lagos.

Dele momodu is looking for cheap publicity. Which presidential candidate will seek endorsement from someone that cannot win even a ward. A mere butterfly who sees himself as an Eagle.

tollyboy5:
Lobatan! Many yorubas who even supported buhari / osinbajo are even dissociating themselves from swaga23 people.

Calm down bro, Dele momodu has no electoral value.