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‘He sounds like jilted lover’ – Momodu slams Datti over ADC remarks

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Publisher of Ovation magazine, Dele Momodu, has taken a swipe at Labour Party’s 2023 vice-presidential candidate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, over his recent verbal attacks on members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Momodu described Baba-Ahmed as “an aggrieved person” and even compared his conduct to that of “a jilted lover.”

Momodu made the remarks on Thursday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, where he responded to Baba-Ahmed’s comments from the previous day while formally announcing his intention to vie for the 2027 presidency under the Labour Party.

During that declaration, Baba-Ahmed had labelled some members of the ADC coalition as “disgruntled politicians” and dismissed former Labour Party members who moved to the ADC as “political travellers.”

Reacting to those statements, Momodu said he found Baba-Ahmed’s tone surprising and cautioned that political discourse must not be driven by irritation or personal emotions.

“He has a right to say anything. I am very, very surprised about how he talks down on other politicians,” Momodu said.

Momodu acknowledged that Baba-Ahmed could seek the presidency just like any other aspirant but stressed that the political landscape had shifted significantly since the 2023 polls.

“He is free to contest, but he knows that today the Labour Party is not what it was in the last election,” he said.

The media entrepreneur argued that Baba-Ahmed’s displeasure toward the ADC was rooted in unmet political ambitions within the new coalition arrangement.

“And the reason he is aggrieved is that he goes and pursues his own dreams and knows that, in that coalition, it is not likely,” he added.

Momodu further interpreted Baba-Ahmed’s remarks as emotional outbursts rather than strategic political reasoning.

“I’m not bothered at all. He is an aggrieved person; he’s like a jilted lover. He ran with Peter Obi the last time; he would expect to run again, but they should not turn themselves into serial contestants.”

He criticised narrow political thinking and insisted that national interest should outweigh personal ambition.

“Only serial contestants would not think about the larger picture,” Momodu said, noting that coalition-building requires compromise and tactical planning.

He referenced former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s decision to choose Peter Obi as his running mate in 2019 as an example of forward-looking political judgement.

“Ever before, there was Datti, and there was Atiku Abubakar, a visionary man, who saw Peter Obi as a star of Nigerian politics and picked him in 2019 against the wishes of some governors,” Momodu said.

Momodu ended that political success is ultimately determined by structure, reach, and numbers, emphasising that elections remain “a game of mathematics,” urging politicians to align with platforms capable of securing electoral victory.




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2027: Oyo APC constitutes reconciliation committee to pacify aggrieved members 

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Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has declared that it has constituted a reconciliation committee ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The committee is expected to pacify all the aggrieved members of the party who are not happy with recent developments in the party across the state.

The party made the assertion via a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Wasiu Sadare.

The statement was made available to DAILY POST on Sunday in Ibadan, the state capital.

DAILY POST reports that primary elections of the party have been held in the state.

It was learnt that some stakeholders within the party are not happy with the outcomes of the elections.

The party, in the statement issued on Sunday, explained that it has set up the committee to resolve the issues.

Sadare, in the statement, noted that the committee consists of elders, chieftains, and leaders of the party.

Members of the committee, according to Sadare, are Senators Olufemi Lanlehin, Brimo Yusuf and Hosea Agboola; Chief Akin Oke; former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Professor Afolabi Oladapo; Engineer Idris Adeoye; Pa Timothy Jolaoso; Chief Olukemi Alao-Akala; Dr. Adebayo Adewusi; Hon. Gunju Ojo; and Dr. Adekemi Opatunde.

The rest are Aare Abisoye Fagade, Alhaji Kamorudeen Ajisafe, Abu Gbadamosi, Isiaka Alimi, Prince Niran Adeyoju, Alhaji Yinka Folarin, Chief Emmanuel Olaoye, Alhaji Mufutau Adisa, Alhaji Sule Ajibade, Prof. Abideen Olaiya, Engr. Dayo Lawal, Hon. Ibrahim Bolomope, Mrs. Mabel Williams, Hon. Jelili Agboola, Hon. Kehinde Oloya, Chief Goke Oyetunji, Hon. Ramota Okemakinde, Hon. Raji Rasaki, Dr. Segun Ajanaku, Hon. Shakiru Fagunwa, Barrister Abduwaheed Lawal, Hon. Esther Adedokun, and Hon. Obatunde Oladapo.

Sadare, in the statement, added that the committee members are to find ways to ensure peace and harmony within the party ahead of the 2027 general elections.

He said that the major mandate of the committee is to address grievances and complaints being raised by some of the aspirants and other key stakeholders of the party.

Sadare also disclosed that the committee, which is expected to be inaugurated next week by the state chairman of the party, Chief Moses Alake Adeyemo, will be mandated to reach out to all those who obtained expression of interest and nomination forms of the party but were unable to secure the party’s tickets.

Sadare said, “The Reconciliation Committee, upon its inauguration later this week, would be given the task to meet with all relevant stakeholders, including aspirants who feel dissatisfied by the outcome of the recent primaries which produced APC candidates for the next general elections, and it is hoped that this effort would bring about the desired peace and unity for our great party to win big at the polls next year.”




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Senator Ogoshi Onawo dumps ADC, over alleged internal crisis, endless legal battles

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Lawmaker representing the Nasarawa South Senatorial District, Senator Mohammed Ogoshi Onawo, has officially resigned from the African Democratic Congress, ADC.
His resignation was contained in a letter dated July 2, 2026, and addressed to the ADC Ward Chairman in Galadimawa Ward, Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.

The lawmaker attributed his decision to the party’s lingering internal crisis and protracted legal disputes at the national level.

In the letter sighted on Sunday by our correspondent, Onawo said his resignation takes effect from June 15, 2026.

The lawmaker said the persistent internal wrangling and legal battles within the party made it difficult for him to pursue the developmental mandate entrusted to him by the electorate.

“It is driven by my firm belief that the prevailing circumstances within the current party structure and the endless legal battles it is currently embroiled in no longer provide the cohesion, support, and enabling environment for me to focus squarely on effectively representing my constituents and to fully realise the developmental and progressive mandate they entrusted to me,” he said.




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 2027: Any vote for APC is for terrorists to continue – Aisha Yesufu

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Former Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Senatorial aspirant for the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Aisha Yesufu, says any vote for the All Progressives Congress, APC, is for terrorists to continue in the country.
Yesufu made this remark in a statement posted on her verified X handle on Sunday.

This is as the rate of insecurity in the country has significantly increased with killings and abductions across the country.

The human rights activist also charged every Nigerian above 18 years old to get their Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs.
According to her, the miracle people have been praying for is more accessible with their PVCs

“Any vote for APC is vote for these terrorists to continue what they are doing,” the co-convener of BringBackOurGirls Movement said.




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