The spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, Festus Keyamo and the former speaker of the house of representatives, Yakubu Dogara have exchanged words over Buhari’s endorsement of Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Recall that Buhari on Saturday, tweeted “Today in Lafia, Nasarawa State, I delivered my message: VOTE Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the next President of Nigeria, and VOTE Governor Abdullahi Sule for a 2nd term! I have known Asiwaju for more than 20 years; he is a committed Nigerian; he will give his best to Nigeria!
Reacting to the tweet by President Buhari, the former speaker faulted Buhari’s endorsement of Bola Tinubu, describing the endorsement as a “joke taken too far.”
According to Dogara, he knew Buhari loves cracking jokes but he didn’t know it would escalate to the level of satire.
In a tweet via his Twitter handle, the former speaker said, “I know that PMB loves to crack jokes but I didn’t know he would escalate it to the level of satire. Asiwaju ’ll give his best to Nigeria, really? Fake certificates, fake parentage, golden triangle escapades, racketeering.”
Reacting to Dogara’s tweet, Keyamo also tweeted via his verified Twitter handle, “My brother, it is sad you think everyone must be rated by elections won and lost. You’ve just insulted millions of Nigerians in their various fields of endeavour. Let me remind you that I’ve reached the height of our profession & you must learn to respect your seniors at the bar!
“My brother and law school mate, @YakubDogara, this tweet is beneath you. You are actually pained by the support of PMB for Tinubu, two leaders who have stayed true to their beliefs and causes, unlike the political prostitute, wanderer & back-stabber that you’ve always been,” the minister tweeted
In response, Dogara said though they were mates in law school, they are not mates in politics.
The former speaker asked Keyamo to win a councilorship election first so they could be mates in politics.
“In spite of what we now know and what you have said before about your candidate, we haven’t rushed to the Courts, yet you feel so entitled to call us names! My good friend, the law I studied was to save me from the morass of propaganda by gaslighters-in-chief and their ilks,” he tweeted.
“My brother, I have a name for you but because it’s not a good one, I won’t say it as a cost of friendship. Yes, we were mates at Law School but I am waiting for you to win a councilorship election first so we can be mates in politics.
“Learn to punch below your weight category.”
