Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation magazine, has urged former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, to moderate his comments against former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar.
Gatekeepers News reports that Amaechi had, during an interview on Tuesday, stated that Atiku had nothing new to offer Nigerians as president. He also argued that although the former vice-president had repeatedly won party primaries, he had failed to translate those victories into success at the national polls.
Reacting during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Momodu described Amaechi’s remarks as inappropriate for someone with presidential ambitions.
“Mr Amaechi, in the name of Almighty God, should please cool his temper,” Momodu said.
“A potential presidential candidate and possible president of Nigeria must watch his temper and temperament and does not need to attack Atiku.”
Momodu also said the 2027 presidential election would likely feature formidable contenders from across the country’s geopolitical zones.
He pointed to speculation surrounding a possible presidential bid by former President Goodluck Jonathan from the south-south, the incumbency advantage of President Bola Tinubu from the south-west, and a possible alliance involving Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso.
“President Jonathan is formidable. President Bola Tinubu, being the sitting president, is extraordinarily formidable. And the combination of Peter Obi and Kwankwaso, if what they are planning goes through, is going to be formidable,” Momodu said.
“Which means we are going to have a very, very big fish from the south-south, a lesser big fish from the south-east, and the biggest fish of them from the south-west. So which direction would ADC look strategically?”
