Dele Momodu, a media mogul, recently shared details about his friendship with former Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike.
In a lengthy post on Instagram, Momodu explained that their friendship ended due to Wike’s lack of anger management, despite his hospitality.
Momodu admired Wike’s capacity for project deliveries and appreciated their successful collaboration.
However, their relationship took a turn when Wike started planning his presidential bid without informing Momodu, who had confided in him and asked for his support.
The final straw was when Wike made condescending remarks about Momodu in an interview.
Momodu wrote, “Many friends and colleagues have asked me what went wrong between former GOVERNOR NYESOM WIKE and I. My response: I was a friend of former GOVERNOR ROTIMI AMAECHI. We became friends one night when I was invited by MALLAM ISMAILA FUNTUA alongside PRINCE NDUKA OBAIGBENA and ALHAJI KABIRU YUSUF to Port Harcourt… WIKE was very hospitable. I loved his candor.
“Our next meeting was during his row with MAZI NNAMDI KANU, over the massacre in OBIGBO (or OYIGBO). KANU had accused WIKE of killing his people and I waded in via interviews with both of them. WIKE was impressed with my neutrality and professionalism. He wasted no time in engaging the services of Ovation International and we worked assiduously on his brand and it was a win win for both of us. I truly admired, and still appreciate, his uncommon capacity for project deliveries that earned him the moniker MR PROJECTS… But there was only one major snag, lack of anger management.
“WIKE obviously was planning his Presidential bid and he must have thought no one close should contest against him, but he never even told those closest to him anything. I went ahead to confide in him and to ask for his support.
“Suddenly, I noticed a lull in our relationship. I reached out to our mutual friend, former Attorney General & Minister of Justice, MOHAMMED ADOKE (SAN) who passed on my concerns to WIKE. He called me late that night to disabuse my mind but he still remained cold, thereafter.
“The last straw was when a viral video started flying from WIKE’s interview with SEUN OKINBALOYE of Channels Tv in which SEUN asked WIKE about the likes of DELE MOMODU, in the race, and he passed snide and condescending remarks about me. I would have expected him to simply say ‘Democracy guarantees everyone’s rights…’”
Their relationship suffered further when Atiku defeated Wike in the PDP’s primary, and Wike declared any supporter of Atiku a persona non grata.
Momodu responded by highlighting that he paid nothing and got nothing, while Wike spent billions and still lost.
Article updated 2 months ago. Content is written and modified by multiple authors.
