Veteran journalist, Dele Momodu, has become the latest addition to the African Democratic Congress train by officially declaring his membership in the party months after dumping the opposition Peoples Democratic Party.

The former presidential aspirant declared his ADC membership in Benin City on Thursday, Momodu while putting to bed possible questions on where his political ambitions lie by stating that he doesn’t have interest in becoming a senator or governor in his hometown, Edo State.

“People have asked me, ‘What do you want? Do you want to be governor or senator?’ No,” he said. “I just want to promote the best interests of our people,” he said.

“It is hard to imagine the pride I feel at this moment as I undertake my self-led event in DC to pick up the membership card of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, the new opposition coalition in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation. This is only the first and most important leg of this political journey.”

Momodu continued by stating that his mission after joining the ADC is to rescue Nigeria from one-party dominance.

“My mission in politics is to join hands of fellowship with citizens of like minds to rescue, recover, and reset Nigeria. Nigeria must be rescued from a one-party state and one parliament,” Momodu said.

Speaking on his connection to his ancestral roots, Momodu said, “It took me a long time, over 30 years, before I could discover my ancestral home.

“Let me thank one of my fathers who is present here today, Senator Isa Raymond. From the very first day he met me, he adopted me as a child. When I came home for the first time, he coordinated everything.”

Momodu also revealed that his move to the ADC was driven by his desire to play a meaningful role in Edo’s political development and to keep the people’s welfare at the heart of government.

“It took me over 50 years — you won’t believe it — of excruciating hard work and meticulous planning to plant roots for my modest income in the United States . Today, nobody can say I have no roots in the United States. But today, I am standing before you as I firmly reintegrate myself into the political process of my state,” he said.

Punch reported that Ovation Magazine founder announced his resignation from the PDP in July 2025, citing what he described as the party’s hijack by “antidemocratic forces” in a letter addressed to the Chairman of PDP Ward 4 in Ihievbe, Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State.

“My reason is simple and straightforward. Our party has been unarguably hijacked by antidemocratic forces, from within and outside, in broad daylight,” the letter read.

He added, “It Is, therefore, honourable to abandon the carcass of the party to them while the majority of us earnestly sign up with the new coalition party known as the African Democratic Congress.” (The PUNCH)

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