‘I don’t fight like pigs’ —  Dele Momodu fires back at Reno, Fani-Kayode

2026-03-18 - 16:34

The publisher of Ovation Magazine and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Dele Momodu, has delivered a stinging response to pro-Tinubu commentators Reno Omokri and Femi Fani-Kayode, describing the duo as “perpetual agents of perfidy” with no credibility. Momodu insisted that he would not be bullied into silence over his criticisms of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Momodu fired back in a statement titled “Reno Omokri & Femi Fani-Kayode: A Tale of Two Shameless Friends,” posted on his X handle on Wednesday, after the two men separately attacked him over remarks he had made about the Tinubu administration. “I was going to ignore these two perpetual agents of perfidy, but later decided to respond to them just in case they think they could bully me into silence and submission. No. They can’t,” he wrote. Dismissing both men as lacking the moral authority to challenge him, Momodu pointed to their own documented criticism of Tinubu as evidence of hypocrisy. RENO OMOKRI & FEMI FANI-KAYODE: A TALE OF TWO SHAMELESS FRIENDS... I was going to ignore these two perpetual agents of perfidy but later decided to respond to them just in case they think they could bully me into silence and submission. No. They can't. They both have no... pic.twitter.com/CfKuHpotA1 — Dele Momodu Ovation (@DeleMomodu) March 18, 2026 “They both have no credibility whatsoever. Together, they’ve expressed the worst views ever about Bola Tinubu that they will never be able to erase, or clean up, in a million years,” he said, adding that their continued service to the president reflected desperation on both sides. “The only reason I could adduce for Tinubu’s tolerance of both irritants is desperation and his inability to find better people to do the dirty jobs,” he stated. Momodu also drew a sharp distinction between his own conduct and that of his accusers, invoking his upbringing to underscore the contrast. “I thank God for a good upbringing. I do not fight like pigs,” he said. Momodu argued that his criticism of Tinubu stems from the president’s alleged dictatorial tendencies, stressing he did not regret describing Tinubu as a dictator. “All I have accused Tinubu of is dictatorship, and I stand by it with my full chest. I oppose tyranny because I once suffered under it,” he stated, drawing a parallel with the experience of the late Chief MKO Abiola, whose election victory was annulled by a military dictatorship. Momodu also revealed that both Omokri and Fani-Kayode had privately reached out to him on multiple occasions, either seeking publicity or apologising for publicly attacking him — a disclosure that further undermined their credibility in his view. The exchanges mark the latest flashpoint in the growing war of words between figures aligned with the Tinubu administration and opposition voices critical of its governance record. Vanguard News