Dele Momodu, a prominent member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has taken issue with the followers of Peter Obi, the former Labour Party presidential candidate, for referring to their principal as the best of all the coalition’s candidates.
In an interview with Channels Television, Momodu also criticized the Obidients for demanding that Obi run as the party’s 2027 presidential candidate.
The publisher of Ovation Magazine said that Obidients’ description of their principal as “the best” of ADC leaders is a disservice to other coalition leaders.
The former presidential candidate was responding to remarks made by Obi’s allies, economist Prof. Pat Utomi and rights activist Aisha Yesufu, who had threatened to withdraw their support if Obi was not awarded the ADC presidential ticket.
Yesufu, who was previously echoed by Utomi, believes that Obi is the best political figure in the ADC and shouldn’t be subordinate to anyone else in the coalition.
In response, Momodu claimed that the narrative emanating from certain segments of the Obidient movement was discriminatory and disparaging of other notable members of the party.
“I read stories where someone said, “Why would the best of us always be playing second fiddle to the worst of us?” when I discussed people being boisterous.
Ovation Magazine’s publisher questioned, “What determines who is the worst of us?”
