Dele Momodu, a seasoned Nigerian journalist and PDP chieftain, has claimed that the country is currently experiencing a worse situation than the dictatorship that President Bola Tinubu oversaw.
According to reports, Momodu said this while criticizing Tinubu for imposing an anti-democratic state of emergency in Rivers State.
Remember that on March 18, 2025, Tinubu declared a state of emergency and suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, and the Rivers State House of Assembly for six months due to the political crisis in the oil-rich state. This decision sparked criticism from a number of political elites.
Dele Momodu begged President Tinubu not to destroy Nigerian democracy in an interview with Channels Television’s The Morning Brief.
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Momodu cautioned Tinubu to watch his back, claiming that some people are lying to him.
“I think it is very unfortunate,” he stated. President Tinubu is someone I know very, very well. He bravely battled for this democracy, and even though I haven’t been in the same party as him and all that, we were together in exile. Since we had a pro-democracy leader in power, many of us who were co-comrades at the time feel truly ashamed that what we are seeing is worse than a dictatorship.
“Please don’t destroy Nigerian democracy,” I beg President Bola Tinubu. This is what all his loved ones will tell him. We adore him for his contributions to the motivation in the rear, which is what is wasting away, but I don’t ask him for anything.
“I’m publicly stating to millions of Nigerians that deception is occurring, and President Tinubu should not permit deception.
“He ought to merely carry out his duties. Doing your work well is the only way to ensure a second chance. You don’t have to threaten anyone.
