The veteran journalist reiterated that the February 25 presidential election was manipulated by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in a statement titled "I stand on rule of law" and issued on Monday, a few hours after Tinubu's inauguration as president of Nigeria.

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Nothing, according to Momodu, would convince him to forsake his political party on the altar of convenience and profit. The PDP leader stated that he would continue to support his party's presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, who has taken legal action to seek redress.

He also commended Atiku and Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), for taking the initiative to challenge the election results in court, adding that the judiciary will still have to determine the true victor of the 2023 election.

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He said, 

“My position on the state of our country, Nigeria, is simple and straightforward. I’m a loyal member of the PDP who owes absolute allegiance to Nigeria and its rule of law. My political party, the PDP and others, passionately hold the view that the last presidential election was savagely manipulated by the ruling party APC and the cases are already in courts.

“Nothing will make me abandon my party on the altar of convenience and profit. Win or lose, I will continue to stand on this principle without any malice or prejudice against those who think otherwise. Democracy is a game of choice and I’m resolutely standing by our candidate, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, who has taken the honorable and peaceful step of going to court to seek redress. This is the only way we can deepen our hard-earned democracy. Sacrifice is not always convenient but painful.

 

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“I salute and respect the Wazirin Adamawa and others like my dear friend and brother, former Governor Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, for promoting the best tenets of democracy in Nigeria and I’m willing to encourage them rather than discourage their onerous quests.”