{"id":168654,"date":"2025-07-07T21:47:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T20:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/apc-threatened-by-atiku-dele-momodu"},"modified":"2025-07-07T22:54:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T21:54:26","slug":"apc-threatened-by-atiku-dele-momodu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-threatened-by-atiku-dele-momodu","title":{"rendered":"APC threatened by Atiku \u2013 Dele Momodu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Veteran journalist and former presidential candidate, Dele Momodu, has stated that the All Progressives Congress, APC-led government is afraid of Atiku Abubakar and the emerging opposition coalition.<\/p>\n<p>Momodu argued that the ongoing campaign of calumny against Atiku is a clear sign that APC feels threatened by the former Vice President.<\/p>\n<p>He made the remarks while appearing on Politics Today, a current affairs programme on Channels Television, on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>According to Momodu: \u201cThe moment you see people waving a campaign of calumny against Atiku you know that they feel threatened by him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven my brother, Bwala, listened to him a few weeks ago pleading with Atiku to join Tinubu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince 1993 when he stepped down for my adopted father, Atiku has been pursuing his ambition without having any State governor to give him money, he has been running his business, investing in education, and agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me this is a good example of what a leader should be in Nigeria. You will never find a thug in front of Atiku\u2019s house, Atiku will never call us to find someone in INEC to rig on his behalf. For me, these are things I appreciate about him and it\u2019s my right to say those things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Momodu also expressed his confidence in Peter Obi, describing him as capable of leading the coalition.<\/p>\n<p>He, however, urged members of the coalition to adopt democratic processes in selecting their leader from among Obi, Atiku, and Rotimi Amaechi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have never asked anyone not to support Obi, Obi is my very good friend; today, if you ask me who to lead the coalition, it would be Obi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd as a democrat, I hope they will be able to do it democratically, so that they won\u2019t say that they forced one person on them. Let them all go to the field, let Obidients campaign for Obi, Atikulates campaign for Atiku, and let the Amaechis campaign for Amaechi. That is my belief and I don\u2019t think anything is wrong with that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m happy that the coalition is fully ready and prepared unlike the APC that when it started, a handful of people left a few political parties and came together. This time around, it\u2019s a movement, you can see the tsunami is starting already and I\u2019m very proud of the coalition,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Veteran journalist and former presidential candidate, Dele Momodu, has stated that the All Progressives Congress, APC-led government is afraid of Atiku Abubakar and the emerging opposition coalition. Momodu argued that the ongoing campaign of calumny against Atiku is a clear sign that APC feels threatened by the former Vice President. 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