{"id":126212,"date":"2026-03-19T12:11:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=126212"},"modified":"2026-03-19T12:11:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:11:14","slug":"fani-kayode-fires-back-at-dele-momodu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fani-kayode-fires-back-at-dele-momodu\/","title":{"rendered":"Fani-Kayode Fires Back at Dele Momodu"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The feud between media mogul Dele Momodu and former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode has taken a fresh turn, with Fani-Kayode issuing a ferocious response that further deepens the rift between the friends turned foes.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a statement released shortly after Momodu\u2019s earlier remarks, Fani-Kayode dismissed the Ovation publisher\u2019s criticisms as emotional and unfounded, saying he was amused by the reaction his initial article generated.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI tried to be polite and restrained\u2026 I didn\u2019t realise it would hurt him so deeply. Yet for that, I offer no apology,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fani-Kayode accused Momodu of losing composure, claiming his response showed he was \u201ccompletely unhinged\u201d and acting more out of emotion than logic. He went further to suggest that Momodu\u2019s political relevance had waned, describing him as \u201ca shadow of his former self\u201d engaged in what he termed a \u201clost cause.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The former minister also defended his own political evolution, acknowledging past criticisms of President Bola Tinubu while insisting he had since admitted he was wrong and remained loyal to the president after joining the ruling APC in 2021.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cUnlike others, I will never deny what I said in the past\u2026 but I had the courage to admit that I was wrong,\u201d he stated, adding that his support for Tinubu during the 2023 elections and beyond remains unwavering.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a personal swipe, Fani-Kayode accused Momodu of hypocrisy, alleging that despite a long-standing relationship with Tinubu, the media figure had refused to support the president\u2019s ambition. He contrasted this with his own stance, portraying himself as consistent and committed.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also rejected Momodu\u2019s characterization of Tinubu as a dictator, describing the comparison as \u201crubbish&#8221; and insisting that Nigeria remains under democratic rule. According to him, if Tinubu were truly authoritarian, critics like Momodu \u201cwould either be dead or in jail.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Nigerian Ambassador to Germany did not hold back in his closing remarks, warning that although he still had a \u201csoft spot\u201d for Momodu, he would respond more forcefully if provoked again.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cHe should stay in his lane\u2026 otherwise, I will give him plenty to write about. Game on!\u201d he declared.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The latest exchange follows Momodu\u2019s earlier broadside against Fani-Kayode and former presidential aide Reno Omokri, whom he described as \u201cperpetual agents of perfidy,\u201d accusing them of opportunistic loyalty shifts and attempts to silence dissent.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">What began as a political disagreement has now evolved into a deep personal feud.<\/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 Lizzy Chirkpi The feud between media mogul Dele Momodu and former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode has taken a fresh turn, with Fani-Kayode issuing a ferocious response that further deepens&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":104856,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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