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Dele Momodu shares campaign poster projecting him as Atiku’s 2027 running mate
Publisher and politician, Dele Momodu has shared a campaign-style poster on social media portraying him as the running mate to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
Momodu, who posted the image on his Facebook page on Monday, accompanied it with a message calling for national reconciliation, re-orientation and reconstruction.
He described the 2027 presidential election as a likely contest between President Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar, whom he identified as the leading challengers in the race.
According to Momodu, the African Democratic Congress, ADC, should adopt a new political approach by bridging the gap between older and younger generations of leaders, as well as between experienced politicians and technocrats.
“It promises to be the battle of the Tians. A third force, hopefully, may show up, like it did in 2023, but not with enough fire power and tenacity to upstage, and obliterate, the two elder statesmen,” he said.
He argued that such a strategy would help foster national unity and address the country’s growing political and social tensions.
The Ovation magazine publisher also stressed the need for stronger cooperation between Northern and Southern Nigeria, warning that the country’s current challenges could worsen if political leaders fail to act.
He called for a return to issue-based politics and leadership inspired by the ideals of Nigeria’s founding fathers, including Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, Sir Ahmadu Bello and Chief Obafemi Awolowo.
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The 2023 Deputy Governorship Candidate under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Yusuf Bello Danbatta, has dumped the party and joined the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He officially announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing extensive consultations and a desire to contribute more effectively to the development of Kano State and Nigeria.
This was contained in a statement he signed and issued to newsmen. He said the move followed careful consideration and wide-ranging consultations with political leaders, associates, supporters, and other stakeholders.
He noted that the APC offers a more suitable platform through which he can advance the interests of the people and support initiatives aimed at improving governance and development.
The former deputy governorship candidate explained that his decision was largely influenced by the leadership style and developmental agenda of the Kano State Government under Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf.
He described the Kano First Agenda as a transformative blueprint that has demonstrated a strong commitment to good governance, human capital development, infrastructure renewal, and the overall progress of the state.
He reaffirmed his unwavering commitment to public service and pledged to continue working for the unity and progress of the people, regardless of political affiliations.
The former deputy governorship candidate called on his supporters and associates to join him in supporting efforts geared towards the continued growth, stability, and development of Kano State.
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A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Dele Momodu, on Monday, said the party’s flag bearer, Atiku Abubakar is President Bola Tinubu’s biggest challenger.
Momodu said the 2027 presidential election is between Atiku and President Tinubu, stressing that it’s a battle of the titans.
Posting on X, Momodu charged the ADC to change its political strategies to accommodate new ways of playing politics.
The former presidential candidate said it’s time for national reconciliation, re-orientation, and reconstruction.
He wrote: “The 2027 Presidential election is expected to be a major fight between President Bola Tinubu and his biggest challenger, Atiku Abubakar. It promises to be the battle of the Titans. A third force, hopefully, may show up, like it did in 2023, but not with enough fire power and tenacity to upstage, and obliterate, the two elder statesmen.
“This is why it has become pertinent, and urgent, for our dear party ADC to change the traditional way of playing politics by becoming a link between the old and modern, conservative and cosmopolitan tendencies, veteran politicians and technocrats in government.
“There’s no better combination than this duo, assuring of a colorful blend. The North and the South will reunite in a game of ethnic and religious rivalries.
“The present combustive tensions, and absolute chaos, cannot be allowed to continue. It will consume all of us, the time has come to retrace our steps and return to the days of robust ideas, ideologies and inspirational figures.
“Our founding fathers such as Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, The Sardauna Sir Ahmadu Bello, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, and others, tried their best, even if they were not perfect. Today, we’ve completely derailed from the legacies they bequeathed to us.
“The politics of gansterism has become unbearably malignant in our nation. This is the type of strong bridge we need between the North and the South. We must act before it is too late.”
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By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta
Former Senator representing Ogun Central and daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Prof. Iyabo Obasanjo, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing alleged disrespect, rejection, and maltreatment by the ruling party’s leadership in the State.
Prof. Obasanjo, who recently contested for the APC governorship ticket ahead of the 2027 elections, announced her resignation in a letter dated May 31 and addressed to the Ogun State Chairman of the party, Chief Yemi Sanusi.
A copy of the resignation letter was made available to journalists on Monday.
The US-based Associate Professor of Epidemiology faulted the consensus arrangement that produced Senator Solomon Adeola as the APC’s governorship candidate in Ogun State, describing the process as inconsistent with the party’s established guidelines.
The former senator, who represented Ogun Central between 2007 and 2011, stated that although she had publicly and privately pledged to abide by any consensus decision reached by the party, the leadership failed to carry her along before announcing Adeola as the consensus candidate.
According to her, the process violated the APC’s own rules, which require consultation and agreement among aspirants before a consensus candidate is adopted.
She further alleged that some of her supporters were violently prevented from entering the venue where Adeola’s emergence was announced.
Despite her reservations, Obasanjo said she chose to prioritize party unity and immediately congratulated the candidate while pledging her support for his gubernatorial ambition.
She disclosed that Adeola subsequently contacted her to appreciate her statesmanship and later met with her and her supporters.
During the meeting, she said her supporters presented three requests to the senator, stressing that none of them was compulsory.
According to her, Adeola promised to respond within one week, but allegedly failed to do so more than two months later.
The former Ogun State Commissioner for Health said the incident was only one among several experiences that left her feeling rejected and unappreciated within the party.
The letter reads: “When I started the journey to get the party’s nomination for Governor, I came to see you and I said to you and everyone both privately and publicly that I will honor the party’s consensus decision once it has been made.
“When that day came, even as violence was perpetrated against my supporters to stop them from entering the venue, I maintained my
calmness.
“At the venue, with no prior meeting with me as a candidate, given what the national party says in its guidelines on what consensus should be, i.e., having meetings where all candidates agree to the candidate that will be announced, a candidate was announced.
“No one acknowledged my presence at the meeting, given that I was the most prominent opposition to the candidate chosen, and I had traversed the state mobilizing and encouraging grassroots APC support.
“Based on my conviction that party unity is important, I wrote my letter accepting the party’s consensus candidate that night, even with the flawed process. The consensus candidate called me the next morning and asked for a meeting with my followers and me, which we had about 2 weeks later.
“At that meeting, my people made 3 requests, which I said were not compulsory, but he should let me know so I would let my people
know his responses, and he said I should give him a week.
“Unless he gets back to me after I send this letter, he has not reached out to me after 2 months. This is just part of the general treatment I have received from APC of disrespect and rejection, as if I were not there, making contributions that increased support for the party in
Ogun Central and across the state.
“A famous person once said that when disrespect is the
only dish served, then one should leave the table. I am therefore leaving the APC table where I am not welcome. This is my resignation from the party.
Despite her grievances, Obasanjo expressed appreciation to President Bola Tinubu, Ogun APC Chairman Chief Yemi Sanusi, and the Ogun Central Senatorial Chairman, Chief Soremi, for what she described as their warm disposition towards her during her brief stay in the party.
“Through you, I want to thank the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for receiving me warmly as usual, and I thank you and our Ogun Central Senatorial Chairman, Chief Soremi, as both of you treated me well, and I will always remember that. Best Regards.
Prof. Obasanjo formally returned to partisan politics in January this year when she registered as a member of the APC in Ward 11, Ibogun, Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State.
Speculation about her political comeback intensified late last year when campaign-style billboards bearing her image appeared across Abeokuta with the inscription: “In Ogun State, we know ourselves. Sen. (Prof.) Iyabo Obasanjo. Omo wa ni, eniyan wa ni, ara wa ni.”
The development fueled discussions about her possible governorship ambition ahead of the 2027 elections.
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