Veteran journalist and politician, Dele Momodu, has taken a swipe at the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over his recent comment on the outcome of the Osun State governorship election.
Momodu, in a post on his verified X handle, @DeleMomodu, on Tuesday, cautioned Wike against equating himself with God, while insisting that the people of Osun State would have decisively rejected him had he attempted to influence their political choices.
His intervention came amid widespread reports of Wike’s comments concerning the Osun governorship election, in which the minister said if President Bola Tinubu had wanted Osun at all cost, he would have sent him there and it would be done and nothing could have stopped it.
Reacting to the development, Momodu wrote: “OSUN people would have demystified you mercilessly. Adeleke is not Fubara!!”
The former presidential candidate further advised the FCT minister to exercise restraint and avoid assuming that political outcomes could always be determined by the same strategies deployed elsewhere.
“My kobo advice, stop equating yourself to GOD…” Momodu added.
The remark was apparently a reference to the political crisis in Rivers State involving Wike and his successor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, a confrontation that has continued to attract significant national attention.
Momodu’s comment also appeared to draw a distinction between the political circumstances in Rivers and those in Osun, stressing that Governor Ademola Adeleke should not be presumed to occupy the same political position as Fubara.
The veteran journalist’s intervention adds to the growing public commentary surrounding the Osun governorship contest and the role of influential political actors in the state’s political affairs.
His choice of words, particularly the warning that Osun people would have “demystified” Wike, suggested that he believed the minister’s political influence should not be assumed to be transferable to every state or electoral environment.
Momodu also appeared to caution against excessive confidence in political power, urging Wike to recognise the limits of human influence in determining electoral outcomes.
The exchange comes at a time when political developments in Osun have generated considerable national interest, with competing political interests closely monitoring the outcome and its implications for the wider political landscape ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Momodu, a prominent media personality and former presidential candidate, has remained an outspoken commentator on Nigeria’s political affairs, frequently weighing in on developments involving political leaders across the country.
, Nyesom Wike, over his recent comment on the outcome of the Osun State governorship election.){kind=link}