Dele Momodu, a former PDP presidential candidate, has disclosed that his conflict with Nyesom Wike, the Federal Capital Territory’s minister, began because he wanted to run for president.
According to reports, Momodu claimed to have been good friends with Wike prior to their tense relationship on a recent episode of The Honest Bunch podcast.
ambition, emphasizing that after telling him of his desire to become president, the former governor of Rivers State became irate and stopped returning his calls.
Dele Momodu added that the Minister is treating him disrespectfully because he has amassed wealth and influence, and that he was taken aback by Wike’s remark about him in a live television program.
The veteran journalist said he was unaware that Wike was also secretly nursing a presidential
He said, “I was very close to [Nyesom] Wike. We are no longer close. Troubles started the moment I declared interest in the presidential election.
“He had not told anybody he wanted to contest but I was suspecting because of the branding and how much he was spending on journalists. He had PR deals with many media houses.
“Those things are not cheap but he was getting good results; everybody was talking about him.
“So, I met him and informed him that I would be contesting for the presidency and I would need his support. And before then, I had consulted nationwide, I had met Emirs, the Sultan and everybody.
“The general impression I was getting was that if Wike wants to run, he would have problems, especially in the North. The Northerners would support anybody but not Wike.
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“I tried to tell him that this is what I had picked up and in case you are unable to run, would you kindly support me? What’s the crime in that?
“I already considered you my friend. He stopped picking my calls, he told people even live on Channels, when an interviewer asked for his opinions on new entrances like Dele Momodu, he said, ‘Which Dele Momodu? Get serious!’
The veteran journalist said he was unaware that Wike was also secretly nursing a presidential
“I was taken aback. Wike, who once told me that he used to see me and his employer, Rotimi Ameachi, while we were flying helicopters, would be down and remark, “Look at these people, they’re having a good time,” is now treating me disrespectfully only because he has gained wealth and influence.
