Dele Momodu

thumb|Portrait of Chief (Dr) Dele Momodu Dele Momodu (born Ayọ̀bámidélé Àbáyọ̀mí Ojútẹlẹ́gàn Àjàní Momodu; 16 May 1960) is a Nigerian journalist, publisher, businessman, and motivational speaker. He is the CEO and publisher of Ovation International, a celebrity magazine. In 2015, he officially launched Ovation TV and subsequently launched an online newspaper called The Boss Newspaper. Quotes I have not been critical of government; I have only been analyzing issues and proffering solutions. You cannot call me a bitter critic because you must differentiate between people who just criticize anything that has to do with government; that is not me. I proffer solutions, I write letters to Nigerians, write letters to leaders, and give them my ideas. On his reputation as a vocal government critic. If all of us can tell ourselves the truth, Nigeria will be a better place. But in Nigeria, once you are comfortable, once you have cozy relationship with people then you cannot talk to them again. I don’t believe in the traditional definition of critics in Nigeria, which means that when you are a critic, you must be a poor man, you must not have rich friends, all your friends must be saints. I don’t know where those saints are. Dele Momodu on how he navigates elite relationships while facing public criticism. The Nigeria I would love to see, seriously, is the Nigeria where there is infrastructural development because we have so many resources to fix our infrastructure. I mean if you ask me, my biggest frustration is the lack of infrastructure. There is no electricity, I would love a situation where I am spared the noise of generator and fumes that comes from the exhaust of these generators, this is monumental pollution. I wish we could do something very drastic about our education. I am worried about mass unemployment, these days, I run away from my telephone because eight or nine out of 10 callers are asking for favours that I know I cannot deal with. On the kind of Nigeria he would like to see. The reality about Nigeria is Nigeria today is not ready for change. I have seen the attitude of our young people who you think want more change, call them tomorrow and tell them you want to contest; they will say you lack experience. What experience do I lack? On why he would not be contesting for the 2015 Presidency. I am not under any illusion that social media will ignite a revolution in Nigeria. Don’t forget that Nigeria has come a very long way and about 70 to 80 per cent of our people are unlettered, illiterate, and sometimes incurably ignorant because some people just refuse to change and they will tell you this is how it’s been done since the first republic and this is how it will be done. So social media has it uses, for me, it is a form of therapy, social therapy, just to calm me down and at least give me a voice that I am saying my mind and expressing my views without hold back. If I go to NTA or FRCN, they may say I can’t say certain things whereas on social media, it is free. Once I pick my Twitter or Facebook, I can express myself. On how feasible social media can effect change in Nigeria's democracy. People expect the journalist to be the lamb of God and take away the sins of the earth, but that’s not it. It is not easy to stop brown envelope because journalists are part of the society and they must be able to live responsibly to the expectations of their family. On the standard of journalism considering the high rate of "brown envelope" practice. External links Category:Living people Category:1960 births Category:Editors from Nigeria