Former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has launched a blistering attack on former President Olusegun Obasanjo — in a message ironically meant to thank him for attending his 65th birthday celebration.
Obasanjo, in a statement on Monday by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, said Fayose’s SMS was anything but appreciative, describing it as a brazen display of the former governor’s character, “unchanged and unchangeable.”
According to the statement, Fayose wrote:“Dear Baba Obasanjo, thanks for coming to my birthday party. I appreciate it except for your very irresponsible comments at your age. You went so low, but I am not surprised. Someone once said you should be kept in a zoo. Sincerely, that’s where you belong.”
He went further:
“I kept quiet at the event so the world would see the difference between a sane man and the mad man that you are. It is obvious you have lost your sanity — or is this the advanced stage of dementia? Not to worry, Baba, I will set the records straight soon. Lastly, kindly return my money since you publicly admitted receiving it.”
Obasanjo, however, responded tersely:
“Ayo, thanks for your ‘Thank You’ message, which clearly revealed who and what you are unchanged and unchangeable. Your money has been returned through Foluso Adeagbo in the same unopened bag he brought.”
The fiery exchange adds a new twist to the long-running animosity between both men.
