Former presidential candidate and prominent opposition figure, Dele Momodu, has said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) harbours more disgruntled politicians than the recently formed opposition coalition.
Momodu, a vocal ally of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, made the remark in an interview shared on his Facebook page on Sunday.
He accused the APC of hypocrisy for labeling members of the opposition coalition as merely “aggrieved politicians,” arguing that internal discontent is even more widespread within the ruling party.
“It is not a crime to be aggrieved. There is a Yoruba saying that you cannot beat a child and expect the child not to cry. It is normal,” Momodu said.
Questioning the APC’s narrative, he added: “Is there any politician who is totally happy in this world? Are people not attacking Donald Trump in America? People must be aggrieved.”
Citing the example of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, Momodu pointed to what he described as a betrayal by the Tinubu-led administration.
“Somebody worked for you, almost killing himself, having sleepless nights, travelling up and down, risking his life in Nasir El-Rufai.
And then when it came to confirm him for ordinary ministerial appointment, in a country where the legislature rubberstamps everything that the president wants, suddenly they said they had a security report.
What kind of security report?”
“Of course, somebody was suddenly afraid of his rise and they knocked him out. Are you saying he should not be aggrieved?” he asked.
Momodu argued that discontent is not unique to the opposition and cautioned against singling out coalition members for criticism.
“And then people say it like only the coalition politicians are aggrieved. There are more aggrieved people in the APC than in the coalition,” he asserted.
Highlighting the slow pace of political appointments under the Tinubu administration, Momodu added:
“There are people waiting to be commissioners, ministers, ambassadors and in over two years, Tinubu has not appointed ambassadors.”
The comments come amid growing tensions and internal wrangling within both the ruling party and opposition circles ahead of the 2027 general elections.
