CEO of Ovation Magazines, Dele Momodu has recounted how Kaduna Governor El-Rufai rejected being his running mate in the presidential election in 2011.
Dele Momodu revealed that he was inspired by Obama to contest for the presidential election in Nigeria but came to understand that it was a misplaced hope as he lost after contesting. According to him, the insight he had was that ‘impossible to win without the ticket of a major political party’.
He tweeted;
In 2010, I had wanted MALLAM NASIR EL RUFAI to be my running mate during the 2011 Presidential race but he declined. We later met at an event hosted by GOVERNOR BABATUNDE RAJI FASHOLA at the Onikan Stadium
In 2011, Nigeria was still peaceful… I was inspired by OBAMA to think of contesting Presidential election in Nigeria but it was a misplaced hope as I contested and lost but gained an insight; it is almost impossible to win without the ticket of a major political party!!
Source; Ghgossip.com
