Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, have again returned to the familiar battlefield of verbal warfare — this time over a controversial exchange at Fayose’s birthday celebration.
The drama began after Obasanjo attended the birthday event but allegedly made “unpleasant” comments that did not sit well with the former governor.
In a fiery message sent as a “thank you” note and circulated to journalists in Abeokuta on Monday by Obasanjo’s Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, Fayose lashed out at the former president, calling him “irresponsible” and claiming he “belongs to the zoo.”
Fayose wrote: “Dear Baba Obasanjo, I trust this meets you well. Your coming to my birthday party, I appreciate except for your very irresponsible comments at your age.
“You went so low but I am not surprised because someone once said you are supposed to be kept away in the zoo. Sincerely that’s where you belong.
“I kept quiet or did not reply you at the function so that the world will know the difference between a sane and a mad man that you are.
“It is also obvious that you have also lost your sanity or should I say it is the heightened stage of dementia. Not to worry Baba, I shall set the records straight in due course.
“Lastly, I shall appreciate if you return my money since you publicly admitted you received but Dangote brought you back.
“Your leopard will never change his skin.”
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Obasanjo, known for never shying away from a rebuttal, responded with a brief but pointed message, saying Fayose’s outburst only confirmed his character.
“Ayo, thanks for your ‘Thank You’ message which undisguisedly revealed who and what you are, unchanged and unchangeable,” Obasanjo replied.
“Your money has been sent back through Foluso Adeagbo who brought it and in the same bag as he brought it, unopened by me.”
The exchange has since stirred fresh controversy in political circles, with many observers describing it as another chapter in the long-running rivalry between the two outspoken politicians.
