Former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode has asserted {that a} current comment made by African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain Dele Momodu about President Bola Tinubu signifies a troubling and deteriorating stage of cognitive dissonance.
Momodu had, on Sunday, throughout an look on Channels Television, described Tinubu as a possible dictator, likening his administration to the army regime of the late General Sani Abacha.
However, in an announcement posted on his 𝕏 deal with on Monday, Fani-Kayode mentioned Momodu sounded drained, drained and damaged throughout the interview.
The Nigerian Ambassador-designate to Germany accused Momodu of being disrespectful not solely to the President however to the Vice President, ministers, senators, and newly appointed ambassadors.
Fani-Kayode additional urged Momodu to desert the ADC and be part of the APC, evaluating his presence within the opposition to “a gentle, beautiful, well bred, well fed and well manicured flamingo trapped in a sea of ugly, cruel, loud, angry, starving, cackling and relentless crows and vultures.”
He wrote, “For my brother Bobby Dee to match President Tinubu to General Sani Abacha and declare that he’s a dictator suggests that he’s affected by a degenerating and worrisome stage of cognitive dissonance.
“I like Dele and God is aware of I’ve immense respect for him however he sounded drained, drained and damaged and spoke little sense yesterday in his interview with Seun Okinbaloye of Channels TV.
“May I humbly counsel to him to attempt to take a break from politics and political commentary for some time, get his breath again and try and overhaul his mental engine?
“Not solely was he uncharitable and disrespectful to the President, the Vice President, the Ministers, the Senators and the newly-appointed Ambassadors, a lot of whom have much more expertise than him in governance and Government, on that programme, however he additionally insulted the collective intelligence of the Nigerian folks.
“He and his associates within the ADC ought to focus extra on making an attempt to construct up their depleted ranks and type a robust opposition that we are able to look ahead to participating within the subject of battle for the 2027 election reasonably than continously obsesse and speak about what our President and our social gathering is doing.
“The ADC can not even be described as a sinking ship however reasonably as a badly patched up inflatable plastic life boat that has not even managed to seek out its bearing or go away the harbour.
“It has no engine, no sails, no oars, no captain, no crew, no navigational tools, no muscle, no firepower, no struggle chest, no vacation spot and worse of all it’s product of rubber and never metal. How can such an ill-prepared contraption even float not to mention do battle?
“I appeal to my brother Dele: leave the ranks of the forces of darkness and join us. You are far too good for the company you are keep. Your presence in the ranks of the ADC is like that of a gentle, beautiful, well bred, well fed and well manicured flamingo trapped in a sea of ugly, cruel, loud, angry, starving, cackling & relentless crows & vultures. It does not befit you.”
