Veteran Nigerian journalist, Chief Dele Momodu, has revealed his excitement as he draws closer to having 1.5 million followers on Twitter.

The 60-year-old CEO and publisher of Ovation Magazine, took to the bird app to inform his followers of how close he is to reach the landmark.

On Thursday, Momodu revealed that he needed just 655 new followers to hit the 1.5m mark, boasting of 1,499,345 Twitter followers 18 hours ago.

Wow, I have just 655 followers to hit 1.5m followers on Twitter… Thanks to all my devoted followers… Love you to bits…

— Dele Momodu Ovation (@DeleMomodu) January 21, 2021

Fast-forward to the time of this report, Momodu joined the bird app about 12 years ago (March 2009) and currently boasts of at least 1,499,868 Twitter followers.

His followership on the bird app grew by 523 new followers overnight and he’s now 132 followers away from reaching his desired 1.5m landmark.

It is just a matter of time before he hits the landmark and Momodu who is happily married with four children knows it, hence the tweet below:

I should hit the landmark 1.5m followers soon… Twitter is about to get sweeter with you my dear beloved friends and followers…

— Dele Momodu Ovation (@DeleMomodu) January 22, 2021