{"id":125431,"date":"2026-02-06T14:40:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T13:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=125431"},"modified":"2026-02-06T14:40:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T13:40:23","slug":"god-of-politics-momodu-fires-back-at-wike-over-oyo-pdp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/god-of-politics-momodu-fires-back-at-wike-over-oyo-pdp\/","title":{"rendered":"God of Politics\u2019: Momodu Fires Back at Wike Over Oyo PDP"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Oscar Okhifo<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Veteran journalist and African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain, Dele Momodu, has criticized the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, following comments in which he expressed interest in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Momodu\u2019s remarks came after a video circulated in which Wike stated that he was \u201cparticularly interested in Oyo State PDP.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The video, widely shared on social media, carried the caption: \u201cOyo PDP Under Watch: \u2018I\u2019m Particularly Interested in Oyo State PDP\u2019\u2013 Nyesom Wike.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">While celebrating his faction\u2019s recent court victory over the Seyi Makinde-led PDP in Oyo State, an elated Wike declared, \u201cI&#8217;m interested in Oyo PDP. I am really interested.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the past, he had also boasted, \u201cI will set fire on your states,\u201d a remark aimed at PDP-governed states whose leaders opposed him.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The statement drew a sharp response from veteran journalist and ADC chieftain Dele Momodu, who took to his verified Instagram page on Wednesday to criticize what he described as the growing overreach of political influence in Nigeria.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe omnipotent and omniscient god of Nigerian politics is ubiquitously interested in Oyo State,\u201d Momodu wrote.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He further suggested that Wike\u2019s actions enjoyed presidential backing, adding: \u201cOf course, with the full backing of President Bola Tinubu, who has clearly thrown all decorum into the Atlantic Ocean, on the altar of voluptuous ambition.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Momodu also criticized the unusual concentration of political authority across party lines, questioning the propriety of a single political figure wielding influence in multiple parties at once.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The once-ruling PDP has continued to dwindle in both influence and membership. Many analysts believe the former Rivers State governor may be the \u201cfinal undertaker\u201d of the party, once self-acclaimed as the biggest party in Africa.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It remains to be seen what Wike will make of Oyo State or whether the current governor can match his brute force or defeat him in this declared political battle.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reflecting on the nature of power, the media entrepreneur warned that political actors often ignore the limits of authority: \u201cMen of power, like all tragic heroes, always forget the GOD factor,\u201d he wrote.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He concluded on a reflective note, stating, \u201cTOMORROW will surely come, without the heavens falling down.\u201d<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oscar Okhifo Veteran journalist and African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain, Dele Momodu, has criticized the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, following comments in which he expressed&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":125435,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-125431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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