Ovation publisher and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dele Momodu, has blamed all issues facing the party on an alleged attempt by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to destabilise the opposition.
Momodu, made this disclosure when he appeared as a guest on Channels Televisionâs Politics Today on Thursday, May 2.
The former presidential hopeful accused the ruling party led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of plotting to crush the opposition.
TimesNow.com.ng understands that the main opposition party has not been able to resolve the crisis that hit the party following the fallout of its presidential election primary in 2023 which cost it victory in the general election.
Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) made matters worse as he bagged an appointment under Tinubu’s government after he allegedly worked against the PDP in the 2023 presidential election.
Speaking further on Thursday, Momodu accused President Tinubu of stifling opposition even after thriving as an opposition leader before his party dislodged the PDP as the ruling party.
Momodu added that Governor Similanayi Fubara and his predeccessor, Nyesom Wike are fighting over the control of the state treasury, Daily Trust reported.
Meanwhile, ahead of the 2027 presidential election, Primate Babatunde Elijah Ayodele, the spiritual head of the INRI evangelical spiritual church, has said he foresaw the emergence of “a new powerful candidate” in the PDP.
Ayodele predicted that Atiku “will not be picked”.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
