Tinubu fed Momodu for 40 years but he didn’t support him – Fani-Kayode

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Nigerian ambassador-designate Femi Fani-Kayode, has urged Dele Momodu, an opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain, to stop criticising President Bola Tinubu, who he claimed had been his benefactor for decades.

The former Minister of Aviation made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, while reacting to Momodu’s criticism of the president during a television interview and in a statement.

Momodu had in the interview on Channels Television likened the president’s style of governance to the dictatorship of former military Head of State, the late Gen. Sani Abacha. Reacting earlier to that, Fani-Kayode had described the comments as “misguided, uncharitable, and a reflection of a worrisome level of cognitive dissonance.”

However, Momodu on Wednesday fired back at Fani-Kayode and fellow ambassador-designate Reno Omokri, who also criticised him, describing them as “perpetual agents of perfidy and lacking in credibility.”

Reacting on Thursday, Fani-Kayode urged Momodu, a veteran journalist and media entrepreneur, to henceforth desist from further criticising the president, who he claimed fed and accommodated him for forty years.

While describing Momodu’s response as “emotional, unhinged, and devoid of logic,” he counselled him to “stay in his lane” and completely “back off” the president going forward.

“Unlike Dele, I did not benefit from him (Tinubu) for close to 40 years, eat from his plate, or collect handouts from him.

“I did not stay in his house, claim to be his brother and yet refuse to support him in achieving his dream of becoming president,” Fani-Kayode said.