Dele Momodu, a prominent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) figure, has slammed President Bola Tinubu’s six-month suspension of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, and the state assembly, calling it a dangerous blow to democracy.
Speaking on Channels TV’s The Morning Brief on Monday, Momodu, who once fought alongside Tinubu for democratic ideals during their exile days, expressed dismay at what he termed “worse than dictatorship.”
He urged Tinubu, a known pro-democracy advocate, not to falter on this front, even if economic missteps might be forgiven. “You must deepen our democracy,” Momodu insisted, citing predecessors like Goodluck Jonathan and Olusegun Obasanjo as examples.
He accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of silencing opposition and warned Tinubu against heeding misguided advisers.
Pleading passionately, Momodu said, “Don’t kill democracy in Nigeria,” emphasizing that good governance, not intimidation, secures a second term. The PDP stalwart’s open letters and public critiques reflect growing concern among Tinubu’s former allies, who fear his legacy as a democratic champion is slipping away under mounting authoritarian tendencies.
