June 12 was your japa strategy, not struggle, Wike blasts Momodu

By Ukpono Ukpong

The Senior Special Assistant to FCT Minister on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, has dismissed Dele Momodu’s claims of being a pro-democracy activist, describing his so-called involvement in the June 12 struggle as nothing more than self-serving and never driven by patriotic intent.

The latest clash followed Momodu’s televised remarks questioning Nyesom Wike’s democratic credentials.

In response, Wike’s aide, fired back, accusing the Ovation publisher of exploiting national struggles to advance his personal brand while falsely positioning himself as a champion of democracy.

He argued that Momodu, who continues to present himself as a democratic hero, actually capitalized on the crisis surrounding June 12 to secure personal safety and launch his brand.

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Olayinka said that Momodu’s political history is riddled with contradictions, noting that he has consistently aligned himself with the elite while masquerading as a voice of the people.

Furthermore, he said that his fixation on Wike, stems from a deep-rooted frustration over his political failures and lack of electoral relevance, adding that those who turned June 12 into a business venture should not position themselves as gatekeepers of Nigeria’s democratic narrative.

Olayinka said that Momodu is seeing Nyesom Wike’s spirit, and in need of urgent deliverance and rehabilitation before things get out of hand.

“The mental case of the self-appointed chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) appeared to have graduated from psychology to psychosis, such that he now sees Wike in everything he does, even in his sleep.

“As a presidential aspirant, not a single delegate voted for Dele Momodu during the 2022 presidential primary election of the PDP. Was Wike responsible for that? Or why is this fixation for anything Wike?

Olayinka, who was reacting to Dele Momodu’s statement on a national television station, yesterday, saying; “Where was Wike during the June 12 struggle? Who knew him then? But today, he speaks as if he’s the founding father,” asked; “Where was Dele Momodu too when Nigeria was being founded? Was he among the founding fathers of Nigeria to be living in the country?”

He said, “since in the warped mindset of Dele Momodu, those who were not part of the June 12 struggle are not entitled to speak about democracy in Nigeria, I think those who were not part of the struggle for the independence of Nigeria should also not live in the country.”

While admonishing Dele Momodu to stop lying about his involvement in the June 12 struggle, Olayinka said; “He only used the June 12 struggle to Japa. He didn’t struggle for anything other than his own well-being.

“Those who genuinely struggled for June 12 didn’t use children of the man, who incarcerated MKO Abiola till he died in the custody as model for any photo book as done by Dele Momodu.

“They did not also go about visiting the mansions of Military Generals to take pictures for publication as done by Dele Momodu with his the Ovation Photo Book.

“Therefore, when register of those who fought for actualization of June 12 is being taken, people like Dele Momodu, who used it to hustle should stop forcing their names into it.”