Momodu said he initially intended to ignore the criticisms but chose to reply to avoid being “bullied into silence and submission”.
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Dele Momodu, has responded sharply to Reno Omokri and Femi Fani-Kayode, labeling them as “perpetual agents of perfidy” and questioning their credibility.
In a statement titled ‘Reno Omokri & Femi Fani-Kayode: A Tale of Two Shameless Friends’, posted on his X handle on Wednesday, Momodu responded to separate attacks by the duo over his remarks on the administration of President Bola Tinubu.
Momodu said he initially intended to ignore the criticisms but chose to reply to avoid being “bullied into silence and submission”.
“They both have no credibility whatsoever,” he said, adding that the two men had previously made damaging comments about Tinubu that “they will never be able to erase”.
The Ovation Magazine publisher also dismissed claims that he had made baseless allegations against the President.
“I have never disparaged Tinubu in my life. I have never called him a murderer. I’m intelligent enough not to say what I have no proof of,” he stated.
Clarifying his position, Momodu maintained that his only accusation against Tinubu is what he described as “dictatorship”.
“All I have accused Tinubu of is dictatorship and I stand by it with my full chest,” he said, noting that his stance is shaped by Nigeria’s history of military rule.
He further revealed that he had previously toned down his criticism of the President out of respect for elder statesmen and past associations.
Momodu also alleged that both Omokri and Fani-Kayode had, at different times, privately reached out to him for support or reconciliation despite publicly attacking him.
“How Femi and Reno can continue to harass people on behalf of a Tinubu they’ve permanently damaged baffles me,” he added.
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