Osun election: ‘Empty boast’ – Dele Momodu replies Wike

Dele Momodu, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has responded to the statement made by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike regarding the recent Osun State governorship election. During an interview on News Central Television, Momodu dismissed the minister's remarks as "an empty boast." Wike had claimed that he would have been in Osun to assist the All Progressives Congress (APC) in securing a victory if President Bola Tinubu had desired it.

Momodu argued that Wike's influence is not greater than that of the Senate President or several governors who were unable to achieve the desired outcome in Osun. The publisher of Ovation Magazine criticized the minister's statement, warning that it implied a strategy of coercion to ensure APC victories in the 2027 general elections.

Momodu maintained that Wike is not more powerful than the Senate President or other governors who tried to help the APC in Osun. He also pointed out that five former PDP governors switched allegiance in the last election, and three of them were from Abia, Enugu, and Benue states. Momodu emphasized that governors do not possess absolute power and that Wike would need to replicate his failed strategy across all 36 states and Abuja to achieve his desired results.