Dele Momodu, a prominent political commentator and PDP chieftain, has raised concerns over Nigeria’s current political climate, particularly the trend of politicians defecting to other parties. Speaking in an interview with Arise News, he warned against framing the issue as a regional matter, drawing parallels to the June 12, 1993 election, when Moshood Abiola’s national mandate was wrongly reduced to a “Yoruba agenda.”
Momodu criticized the focus on Southern politicians switching allegiance to the ruling party, arguing that this approach risks deepening regional divisions. He cautioned that such rhetoric could alienate the North and further polarize Nigeria’s political landscape, undermining the PDP’s efforts to regain national influence.
He also noted the lack of major Northern figures in the recent wave of defections, singling out Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso as a key indicator. According to Momodu, if Kwankwaso a influential Northern leader were to join the ruling party, it would signify the erosion of Nigeria’s democratic ideals, where political integrity should outweigh regional interests.
In his words: “The way the Okowas are going about it, turning this thing into a Southern affair, It’s the same error of judgement I see Tinubu’s people committing right now. The moment you start emphasizing that those decamping are all from the South, When my brother Kwankwaso decamps, then I know this is not the democracy we prayed for.
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