OSINBAJO’S PERFORMANCE: DELE
MOMODU, PRESIDENTIAL AIDES IN MEDIA WAR
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hat seems like a media war has erupted between the media
aide of President Muhammadu Buhari, Mrs. Lauretta Onochie on one hand and both
the Publisher Ovation Magazine, Otunba Dele Momodu and the former aide of
Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri on the other hand over the Ovation
publisher’s comment that “Osinbajo is doing what Buhari failed to do.”
Mr. Momodu had on his twitter handle and in a write-up said
that President Buhari’s medical leave abroad has turned out to be a blessing
owing that the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo whom President Buhari had handed
over before leaving the country is redirecting the All Progressives Congress,
APC-led federal government back on course from it’s derailed path of fighting
many war fronts while the economy suffered. According to him, “What has
happened in Nigeria in the past few weeks, even days, can only be a testimony
to that miracle I prophesised.
When President Buhari left Nigeria he formally wrote to the
Senate putting his Vice-President in charge as Acting President until he
returns.” “That singular act which is merely a repetition of what was done
during previous extended personal visits abroad by the President is salutary as
it is stellar and itself heralded the transformation in this government that we
are witnessing.”
“When I flew out of Lagos to Johannesburg last Monday,
February 20, 2017, a US dollar was selling for about 520 naira in the
omnipotent black market. As at Thursday, it was selling at around 475 Naira. By
yesterday, Friday 24 February 2017the Naira was exchanging at about 460 Naira to
the Dollar.”
“What a difference a week makes. This remarkable resurgence
of the Naira is coming on the heels of new policies and directives that the CBN
has been mandated to put in place by the rejuvenated economic team that the
Acting President is the driving force.” “Not just that, I received a report
from Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi that the Acting President, Professor Yemi
Osinbajo, paid an unscheduled visit to the Murtala Muhammed International
Airport on Thursday, February 23, 2016, and caught the airport officials
napping. My joy knew no bounds.
Only last Saturday, I had complained bitterly about that
unfortunate airport on this very page.”
“Anyway. The good news is that the Acting President has
started doing some of the things we expected and advised President Buhari to
do. I do not want to over-excite anyone yet but this is smelling good, like the
Americans would put it. We must enter special prayers and intercede with
serious fasting so that President Buhari can continue along this path of
progress when he returns to office, hopefully very shortly, by the grace of
God.”
However, that analysis did not go down well with President
Buhari’s aide on electronic media, Mrs. Lauretta Onochie as she swiftly replied
Momodu saying the publisher needed to be schooled on common sense to know what
team work means. In a write-up she themed, “Educating Dele Momodu,” Lauretta
also accused Momodu of being used to leadership where deputies dared not make a
decision without the permission of their principals.
She wrote thus: “With a mindset like
this, it’s not hard to work out that Dele Momodu is too clever by half. If he
does not understand “Team”, how can he understand “Team Spirit”? The President
and the Acting President have a great understanding of what it means to be a
team. They respect, consult and collaborate with each other. Sync.”
“Dele Momodu is used to the “Leaders
behaving badly” ways of leadership where deputies do not dare breathe without
the permission of the Principal. I have no doubt that Dele Momodu runs his
Corruption-friendly business empire that way. He decides alone and imposes on
his staff.” READ MORE
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