In a recent interview with The Sun on Sunday, May 3, 2026, Chief Dele Momodu, former presidential aspirant and member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has called for a completely open contest for the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential ticket, saying every aspirant should be allowed to freely compete without bias or restriction.
He insisted that party members should not focus on where a candidate comes from, but on what the person can offer, according to him, aspirants should be made to present their qualifications and clearly explain why they are better than others in the race.
Momodu warned against the growing influence of zoning politics, where leadership positions are shared based on region rather than ability, he described this approach as harmful to democratic growth and unfair to capable candidates.
He argued that democracy should be about open competition, where everyone has equal opportunity to seek leadership, in his view, internal party processes should be transparent and based strictly on merit.
The former presidential aspirant expressed frustration that ethnicity and religion still play a strong role in Nigerian politics, he said these factors continue to limit national progress and weaken unity.
Momodu noted that Nigeria should have moved beyond such divisions, stressing that leadership selection should be guided by competence, vision, and performance rather than identity.
He maintained that allowing all aspirants to contest freely would strengthen both political parties and the country’s democracy, according to him, healthy competition produces better candidates and improves governance outcomes.
”It is not just about, oh, this is where I come from, oh, it is the turn of the South. It is stupidity of the highest order that we are displaying, and the whole world is so ashamed of us, that Nigeria has not gone beyond this level of ethnicity and religion,” he said……See More
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