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Nigerian politics: Dele Momodu explains his support for Governor Adeleke

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Dele Momodu, a Nigerian African Democratic Congress official, says he supported Osun State governor Ademola Adeleke for his achievements, not financial gain. He cites the transformation of Ile-Ife, his hometown, in a statement posted on X.

Dele Momodu, a senior figure in the African Democratic Congress (ADC), a Nigerian political party, says he supported Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun State, for his achievements and not for financial gain. In a statement posted on the social media platform X, he said in particular that the governor had transformed Ile-Ife, his hometown, into a modern city.

Momodu recalled that he was born in Ile-Ife on 16 May 1960, three days after Ademola Adeleke, whom he described as his “twin brother”. He also recounted that his father, Jacob Momodu, had left Ihievbe, in what is now Edo State, to settle in Ile-Ife, according to his statement on X. Governor Ademola Adeleke leads Osun State in south-western Nigeria.

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