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Finally, Fani-Kayode Assumes Duties as Nigeria’s High Commissioner to South Africa

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By Clement Nwabuko

ABUJA (PRECISE POST) –  Nigeria’s High Commissioner-designate to South Africa, Ambassador Femi Fani-Kayode, has formally commenced his diplomatic duties following the presentation of copies of his Letters of Credence to the South African government.

Fani-Kayode disclosed this in a statement posted on his official X handle on Saturday, announcing that he presented the documents on Friday, October 30, 2026, to Mr Clayson Monyela, Deputy Director-General, Public Diplomacy, and Acting Chief of State Protocol at South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO).

The presentation marked a significant milestone in his diplomatic assignment, formally signalling the commencement of his functions as Nigeria’s High Commissioner to South Africa with effect from October 30.

Following the presentation, the Nigerian envoy also held a meeting with Ambassador Seboga, Deputy Director-General of DIRCO, at his office as part of his initial diplomatic engagements with senior South African government officials.

According to Fani-Kayode, the presentation of copies of his Letters of Credence precedes the formal ceremonial presentation of the original documents to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.

He disclosed that the ceremony, which will officially complete the accreditation process, is expected to take place in a few days.

The former Minister of Aviation expressed gratitude over the development.

Precise Post recalls that President Bola Tinubu initially approved Fani-Kayode’s ambassadorial posting on Friday, March 6, 2026, assigning him to Germany as Nigeria’s Ambassador-designate.

However, on Thursday, May 7, 2026, Tinubu approved his redeployment to South Africa following Fani-Kayode’s request for a change of posting. The redeployment involved a swap with Senator Ita Enang who was initially posted to South Africa but subsequently assigned to Germany.

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TO WAZIRI ATIKU ABUBAKAR: A FINAL WORD FOR A DIMINISHING STAR (PART 1)

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By Femi Fani-Kayode

I received a WhatsApp message from Waziri Atiku Abubakar on Sunday afternoon in response to my open letter to him which was published earlier that day titled ‘AND NOW YOU CALL HIM BOLA’ together with another article which I published the Sunday before titled ‘THE 7TH BID OF WAZIRI’.

For the record he wrote:

“PLEASE LEAVE ME ALONE FEMI. YOU SIMPLY DON’T HAVE THE CREDIBILITY TO CRITICISE ME”.

My response to him, inter alia, was as follows:

“IF I AM NOT CREDIBLE ENOUGH TO EXPOSE YOU THEN WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU ARE CREDIBLE ENOUGH TO EXPOSE OR DISRESPECT OBJ, GEJ, BAT OR KS? IF I DO NOT HAVE THE CREDIBILITY TO CRITICISE YOU OR THE RIGHT TO DO SO, WHO DOES? IF I AM NOT CREDIBLE WITH ALL I HAVE EXPERIENCED, SEEN AND BEEN THROUGH IN POLITICS OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS AND THE EVIL I HAVE SURVIVED OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS THEN WHO IS? CERTAINLY NOT YOU OR AMAECHI SIR”.

That is where our conversation ended.

Waziri, forgive me, but given this, coupled with the wild and indecorous words that you used against President Tinubu in the press conference that you gave just yesterday, I am inclined to agree with my learned friend and brother Festus Keyamo SAN, the Honorable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace, who responded by saying,

“Atiku actually needs mental health support at this critical time as he peters out into political oblivion”.

Outside of that, in the light of recent developments, I am constrained to write to you yet again.

I say this because I was told that on Sunday afternoon, at the same moment that you sent me your message on WhatsApp, your minion and most junior cheerleader, a sickly creature who looks twice his age, who is withering away from some strange disease and whose name I always forget, wrote an article in an attempt to respond to my open letter to you.

I was reliably informed that amongst much else in his “response” he wrote that my supposedly “estranged” ex-wife, who remains very close and dear to me even though we are no longer married, had said a number of ugly things about me in the past, all of which I have denied, even though we are at peace today and have put all that behind us.

The disjointed verbiage and unadulterated garbage that your dog wrote which only my press secretary found the time to read and which is below my dignity and status to respond to is, to me, like water off a duck’s back.

Lions do not respond to dogs and this is especially so when that dog only has three legs and no tail.

Simply put I do not take cognisance of anything your hired help writes: I would rather give my attention to you personally.

If you do not have the strength and courage to respond to me publicly yourself, as you have done privately, then at least send your rumbustious, owambe-loving, champagne-swirling, bon vivant and chief cheerleader whose defunct Pendulum column I used to read and who is infinitely more qualified to carry out this fool’s errand and not some unlettered village idiot or prize fool like the creature you sent.

That chief cheerleader also made reference to my ex-wife a few months ago during the course of an acrimonious debate that I had with him on X about President Tinubu and he insisted on bringing my family into the discourse.

Sadly it doesn’t stop there.

Yet another one of your cheerleaders, a former Senator with a bald head and a silver grey beard, who sometimes insists on wearing a skirt and who sleeps with cars and motorbikes in his bedroom also resorted to attacking the family of his adversaries during the course of political discourse by once threatening to “beat and impregnate” Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the First Lady, right there on the Senate floor and by insulting President Tinubu’s entire family, including his children and all of their mothers, on television just a few months ago.

In fairness to him whilst admitting that he threatened to “beat” Senator Tinubu he denied the “impregnate” part but went on to say, in the most shameless, inappropriate and indecorous manner, that she had “entered menopause”.

He also resorted to mocking the President’s age and health in the 2023 presidential election campaign by singing insulting and utterly depraved songs at campaign rallies in the presence of the godless deplorables that were on the campaign trail with him who ought to have known better and told him to stop.

My question is as follows: are you the one that encourages these troubled souls that hover around you to resort to this uncouth behaviour or is it that they are just dysfunctional and ill-mannered?

Whatever the case I hold you accountable for not being able to control them.

I am constrained to ask, is that the best your media team can do?

Talk about what wives and ex-wives say about their husbands and former husbands or rant about the personal lives and families of others?

Should they not stick to soft-sell magazines if that is the sort of rubbish they want to write about?

In any case where were these rascals when you and I sat in President Olusegun Obasanjo’s Federal Executive Council 20 years ago?

Yet since they have chosen to tread that path I pity you because what your ex-wife has said about you has now become fair game.

Ditto your family matters and the tragic misfortune that constantly stalks your closest aides each time you run for the Presidency.

If you insist that we go down this murky rabbit hole we will and we shall do so together.

Your aides forget that I am not on the ballot but you are.

There was a time when family members were regarded as being sacrosanct and kept out of political discourse and war but not anymore.

Sadly your boys have lowered the bar and your camp will regret it.

I am now constrained to go back into the records and talk about what your estranged ex-wife, Jennifer Douglas, said about you, what she did to you, what you did to her and more importantly what she allegedly did for you in the Leno Adesanya Mambilla Power Plant fraud and other questionable matters.

For example the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (2010) documented more than $40 million USD in suspect transfers involving your then-wife Jennifer Douglas.

I wonder what you have to say about this?

That is a real report even though, in fairness, it did not produce an indictment or a criminal conviction against you because, by that time, you had conveniently fled America.

Whatever she said about me, at least my ex-wife did not throw all my personal belongings, including my underwear, out into the streets from my Dubai home and keep everything that was there, including the furniture, the cars, the washing machine, the kitchen utensils and the house itself for herself.

Neither did she complain about the company I kept with men.

Again there are the words of Fati Muhammed, a Kannywood actress and former associate who claims she was very close to you.

Just a few days ago she said the following:

“I have been supporting Atiku in politics since 2007 and what has kept me away from him is his lies and broken promises”.

One wonders what you did to this lady to attract such ‘accolades’ from her.

I guess we shall soon find out.

Outside of that we shall also talk about precisely what you did at the airports and seaports in your younger days as a Customs officer, how you allowed 51 suitcases filled with God knows what to be smuggled through Lagos Airport and what your link with a shady Italian national called Gabriele Volpi and his son Matteo really was.

I will also mention your affiliation with NICOTES (which later became Intels) and how a Customs Officer like you went from a rather conservative salary to being a large shareholder in a multi-billion dollar corporation overnight whilst you were still in Customs.

Again what you did when you were Vice President between 1999 and 2007 which led you to be the subject of an extensive investigation by the American FBI and which caused President Obasanjo to express his deep regrets about picking you as his running mate and calling you “very corrupt” becomes relevant.

So does your link with Congressman William J. Jefferson, an American legislator who was sentenced to 13 years in 2009 after the FBI found 90,000 USD cash in his freezer which was part of a 500,000 USD bribe which had been asked for and he was planning to give to a very highly placed Nigerian Government official.

It has been alleged that the Government official in question was you but, in fairness, this is yet to be proved, you were not indicted or convicted for it and I cannot therefore confirm it as a fact and neither do I claim to do so.

Yet it is worth our attention and scrutiny and we shall find out more about this sordid case and whether you had any involvement in the malfeasance.

The easiest way for you to sort this matter out though and clear the ugly rumours that you had asked for the bribe is for you to travel to America, report to the FBI and let them ask you the relevant questions.

If you have nothing to hide or fear I suggest you do this as soon as possible so that we can finally clear the air.

Again there was the unresolved allegation of the ‘Special Purpose Vehicle’ (SPV) which was a corporate vehicle that you allegedly told your former media aide, Mr. Michael Achimugu, that you created specially for the purpose of avoiding what you allegedly described as “open corruption” and siphoning public funds in order to raise money for funding the PDP and your private usage.

In 2023 Achimugu released an audio tape of a conversation with a man whom he claimed was you making these startling and damning confessions and that voice was heard explaining to him in graphic and clear terms how a conspiracy was hatched to commit such thievery.

In fairness, you claimed that the voice was not yours and neither can I confirm or deny that it was.

However under normal circumstances this provides enough evidence to, at the very least, result in a full criminal investigation and, if found wanting, a formal prosecution but instead of thanking God that the matter was not treated with the seriousness that it deserved you still insist on running for the Presidency whilst at the same time claiming that others do not have the credibility to criticise you. What a nerve!

The truth is that the assertion that anyone that is a freeborn Nigerian lacks the credibility to criticise a man that has so many questions to answer like you is simply asinine.

Permit me to add that there are also things you allegedly did many years earlier in the 1980s and 1990s that are, to say the least, suspicious and questionable.

We shall look into all these things after which we shall all be in a position to know who has credibility and who does not.

As an opener kindly tell us why you allegedly cannot go to America freely and without your associates helping you to get a “special package visa” as they did in 2019?

If this is true and, I have no way of confirming or denying that it is, it gives cause for concern.

These things need to be looked into and discussed because you are aspiring to become our President.

You talk about credibility but I am not the one that betrayed my principal and boss and in the process privatised the whole of Nigeria!

You did that and if you had the chance you would do it all over again.

The truth is you are nowhere near me in terms of pedigree, credibility, education, upbringing or lineage.

The only thing you have is money and though your vast wealth may buy houses, cars, gold bars, private jets, political parties and the worship and adulation of your court jesters and cheerleaders it cannot buy CLASS or CHARACTER and neither can it move the finger of God or tamper with the manifest destiny of men.

(END OF PART 1)

(Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, the author of this essay, is a former Minister of Aviation, a former Minister of Culture and Tourism, Nigeria’s Ambassador to South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini, the Sadaukin Shinkafi, the Wakilin Doka Potiskum, the Aare Ajagunla of Otun Ekiti, the Otunba of Joga Orile and a Legal Practitioner)

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Beyond Handshakes: Public Office Is Measured by Impact, Not Photo Opportunities

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By Chibuike Nwabuko

“For someone occupying an advisory or diplomatic role, every public statement should help Nigerians understand how national interests are being advanced.”

Public office is not a ceremonial title to be displayed like a badge of honour. It is a solemn trust bestowed by the people, directly or indirectly, with the expectation that those entrusted with authority will generate ideas, influence policy, solve problems and improve lives. Every appointment, whether elective or appointive, carries an obligation of accountability. Citizens deserve to know not merely where their officials have been or whom they have met, but what tangible value those engagements have created for the nation.
In recent years, social media has become an important tool for public officials to communicate with citizens. Properly used, it can deepen transparency, explain government policies and allow the public to evaluate the performance of those serving in government. Unfortunately, it is increasingly being used by some public office holders as a digital album of photographs, handshakes and protocol events, with little or no explanation of what was achieved.


A recent Facebook post by Femi Fani-Kayode illustrates this growing trend. He wrote:
“Honored to have been part of the delegation that received and had a meeting with Minister Ronald Lamola, South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Co-operation, and his team at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja yesterday.”
He continued:
“The meeting was candid and frank but also fruitful and productive.”
And concluded:
“Despite numerous challenges the relationship between South Africa and Nigeria remains cordial and strong.”


There is nothing inherently wrong with expressing gratitude for participating in a diplomatic engagement. Indeed, diplomacy often involves relationship-building behind closed doors. However, the communication leaves an important question unanswered: What exactly was discussed that benefits Nigerians?
When taxpayers fund government activities, they are entitled to more than assurances that meetings were “fruitful” or “productive.” Such adjectives, while positive, are too vague to enable meaningful public scrutiny. Fruitful in what sense? Productive towards which objective? What agreements were reached? Which sectors of the economy stand to benefit? Were discussions held on trade, investment, technology transfer, security cooperation, energy, agriculture, education, mining or tourism? Were timelines agreed? Are there follow-up mechanisms?


These are the questions that citizens expect responsible public communication to answer.
Political appointments should never become platforms for ceremonial appearances or endless displays of proximity to power. They are meant to inject expertise into governance, contribute fresh thinking, influence national decision-making and help deliver measurable outcomes. The real honour of public service lies not in standing beside ministers during official photographs but in leaving behind policies that improve lives.
Every government official should recognise that visibility is not the same as productivity. Attendance is not achievement. Presence in high-level meetings is not performance. A handshake with a minister does not automatically translate into economic growth, job creation or better governance.
In mature democracies, citizens increasingly judge officials by outcomes rather than appearances. After bilateral meetings, governments typically issue detailed communiqués outlining the agenda discussed, agreements reached, areas of cooperation identified and the next steps. Such information enables citizens, journalists, researchers and civil society organisations to monitor implementation and hold public officials accountable.
This culture of substantive communication is one Nigeria should continue to strengthen.
For someone occupying an advisory or diplomatic role, every public statement should help Nigerians understand how national interests are being advanced. If discussions centred on attracting South African investments, the public should know which sectors were targeted. If both countries explored cooperation in manufacturing, telecommunications, energy, mining, agriculture or infrastructure, those details should be shared. If visa facilitation, security collaboration or educational exchanges featured prominently, saying so would demonstrate that the engagement produced concrete value.
Such transparency benefits both government and the official involved. It allows citizens to appreciate the work being done while creating measurable benchmarks against which performance can later be assessed.
The challenge is not unique to one individual. It reflects a broader culture in which some public officials appear more eager to publicise access to power than the substance of governance. Social media updates often celebrate attendance at meetings without explaining their outcomes. Yet history rarely remembers who attended meetings; it remembers who changed institutions, improved policies and solved national problems.
Public office should therefore never be reduced to what many Nigerians jokingly describe as owambe—a succession of colourful ceremonies, protocol visits and group photographs. Neither should it become what critics dismiss as political pageantry or bacchanalian excitement over proximity to influential personalities. Citizens expect considerably more.
Going forward, whenever Femi Fani-Kayode or any other political appointee shares updates from official engagements, Nigerians would be better served by learning what policies were discussed, what investments were pursued, what diplomatic breakthroughs were achieved and what concrete benefits are expected to flow from those engagements. Such communication would transform routine announcements into genuine instruments of accountability.
Ultimately, appointments are not rewards for loyalty or opportunities for prestige alone. They are responsibilities to innovate, advise, negotiate, influence policy and improve national development. Public trust is earned not by the number of dignitaries one meets but by the measurable difference one’s service makes.
The true legacy of any political appointee will never be counted in photographs, handshakes or expressions of being “honoured” to attend meetings. It will be measured by ideas translated into policy, promises converted into action and public resources transformed into lasting benefits for the people. That is the standard democratic governance demands, and it is the standard citizens have every right to expect.

 

 

Comrade Chibuike Nwabuko,  an Economist, Political Analyst, Human Rights Crusader writes in from Abuja. He can be reached on [email protected].

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Birthday Tribute: Fani-Kayode Hails Gbajabiamila’s Loyalty, Leadership and Lifelong Friendship

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By Chibuike Nwabuko

ABUJA (PRECISE POST)  –  Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has paid glowing tribute to the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, on the occasion of his birthday, describing him as a loyal friend, courageous leader and dedicated public servant.
In a heartfelt message released on Thursday on his Facebook page, Fani-Kayode recounted decades of friendship with the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, tracing their relationship back to their childhood days in Lagos and London during the 1970s and 1980s.
According to him, Gbajabiamila has remained steadfast, sincere and loyal to his friends throughout the years, qualities he said have defined his personal and political journey.
Reflecting on their early political experiences, Fani-Kayode recalled Gbajabiamila’s outspoken nature and his willingness to challenge established views, noting that the Chief of Staff had always demonstrated courage in speaking his mind regardless of the circumstances.
He also highlighted Gbajabiamila’s enduring loyalty to President Bola Tinubu, describing his support for the President from the days of the June 12 struggle and the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) through Tinubu’s tenure as Governor of Lagos State and eventual emergence as President.
The former minister praised Gbajabiamila’s service in public office, noting that he had distinguished himself through commitment, leadership and dedication to national development.
Fani-Kayode further commended the former Speaker’s devotion to family, particularly his late mother and wife, saying that behind his often stern public image lies a compassionate and caring personality.
Recalling several memorable occasions they shared over the years, including birthday celebrations and political milestones, Fani-Kayode said he had long believed Gbajabiamila was destined for greater leadership roles, a prediction he said was fulfilled when he became Speaker of the House of Representatives and later Chief of Staff to the President.
He expressed admiration for Gbajabiamila’s achievements in public service and thanked God for preserving their friendship over the decades.
Offering prayers for the celebrant, Fani-Kayode wished him many more years of good health, peace, prosperity and continued service to Nigeria.
“You have done us proud and, by God’s grace, you shall continue to go from strength to strength,” he stated.

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A JOKE OF AN OPPOSITION BY FEMI FANI-KAYODE

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Now that we know who all the presidential candidates are permit me to say the following.

President Tinubu will not only win the 2027 presidential election fair and square but he will win it hands down.

The following words come to mind when I consider the opposition and those that seek to challenge him: weak, divided, insipid, deluded, vain, mendacious, intellectually bankrupt, morally challenged, manifestly dishonest and lacking in gravitas and integrity.

They present NO credible threat & offer NO serious challenge.

They are like the Biblical tower of Babel: a vexatious and cantankerous brood of venomous vipers, strange bedfellows, inexplicable paradoxies, irreconcilable contradictions, ill-bred and unlettered fools, specious liars, misguided souls, power-lusting degenerates, accursed malefactors and a loud and unbearable cacaphony of delusion and confusion all rolled into one and all speaking in different languages and moving in different directions.

Theirs is the noise of the market place: loud, empty, vacuous, insignificant, irrelevant and more often than not crude and obscene. They are more of a comedy show than an opposition.

Lost in their own sorry fables and fanciful tales, they attract pity and ridicule rather than respect and admiration. Like Shakespeare’s Macbeth said, their’s is “a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing”.

Failure, shame, defeat, decimation, humiliation and contempt stares them in the face and catastrophy is their portion.

Their anger, hate, bitterness, insults, desperation, blindness, wild allegations, baseless assertions, insincerity of purpose and sinister and increasingly desperate attempts to divide our people, destabilise our Government, terrorise and traumatise our citizenry and destroy our nation has set them on a path of self-annihilation and the road to eternal damnation. I feel sorry for them.

Permit me to add the following. Peter Obi, the IPOB candidate, may do well in the South East but he will not fare well elsewhere and therefore there is little point in wasting more than a couple of sentences on him in this contribution.

His candidacy is like a car with a knocked engine. It is doomed from the start regardless of his joint candidacy with Rabiu Kwankwaso who I fear has destroyed his hitherto outstanding political career by betraying his heritage and aligning with a man like Peter.

Many have said that Atiku Abubakar will sweep the North. I have lived in the North for the last 23 years and I assure you that they are wrong.

There is no doubt that the Wazirin Adamawa once had a hold in certain parts of the region but things have changed over the last few years.

After so many failed attempts to become President and his constant betrayal of those that brought him to political relevance like President Obasanjo and those that welcomed him into their ranks with open arms and gave him a platform when he was on the ropes like President Buhari and President Tinubu he has lost credibility, relevance and steam.

Worse of all is the fact that ever since 2007 when he left office as Vice President he has dedicated his life to ensuring that power remains in the North and has contested virtually every election either at the primary or party level to stop the South from enjoying power.

Thankfully the North now has a new set of leaders who have acquitted themselves well, who give meaning to the word loyalty who have proved to the world that their region has not only come of age but has also overtaken much of the rest of the country in terms of development and first class leadership.

Names like Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senator Abdul Azeez Yari, Governor Uba Sani, Governor Dauda Lawal, Governor Mai Mala Buni and others stand out.

These leaders will clip Atiku’s wings and prove to the world that Arewa has a plethora of seasoned and disciplined leaders who, unlike Waziri, are ready to put the interest of the nation before self.

(FFK)

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Tinubu Approves Fani-Kayode’s Redeployment as Ambassador-Designate to South Africa

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By Chibuike Nwabuko

ABUJA (PRECISE POST)  –   Former Aviation Minister and Ambassador-Designate, Femi Fani-Kayode, has announced that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved his redeployment from Germany to South Africa as Nigeria’s Ambassador-Designate.
Fani-Kayode disclosed this in a statement released Thursday on his Facebook page, explaining that the approval followed a formal request he made to the then Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, shortly after his initial posting to Germany was announced.
According to him, he requested redeployment on personal grounds, noting that having spent most of his life in Europe, he preferred a posting to South Africa, a country he said he had never visited but deeply admired.
He also stated that he wished to serve in a country whose worldview, political outlook and Pan-African vision aligned more closely with his convictions on international affairs.
Fani-Kayode described South Africa as Africa’s biggest economy with stronger historical and diplomatic ties to Nigeria, adding that the country was more compatible with his ideological perspective on foreign policy.
The former minister expressed gratitude to President Tinubu and Tuggar for granting his request, while also thanking Senator Sam Enang, who was originally posted to South Africa, for agreeing to a mutual swap that saw him redeployed to Germany.
He used the statement to dismiss reports alleging that Germany rejected his nomination, describing such claims as “false, malicious and fabricated.”
Fani-Kayode accused an unnamed online publication of spreading misinformation aimed at tarnishing his reputation and embarrassing both the Federal Government and President Tinubu.
He said the publication relied on “hearsay, gossip and sensationalism” in alleging that his nomination was rejected by German authorities, insisting that no such rejection ever occurred.
According to him, preliminary investigations revealed that the report was sponsored and deliberately crafted to damage his career and public image.
The Ambassador-Designate disclosed that petitions had already been submitted to relevant security agencies, while his legal team had also been instructed to commence civil action against those responsible for the publication.
Fani-Kayode explained that confusion arose after a diplomatic agreement sent to South Africa by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 13 was leaked and falsely interpreted as evidence that Germany had rejected him.
He challenged those behind the report to provide documentary evidence of any formal rejection from Germany.
The former minister urged media organisations to exercise greater professionalism and caution in handling sensitive diplomatic matters.
He added that the clarification became necessary following concerns raised by friends, associates and supporters over the controversy.
Fani-Kayode expressed optimism about his new diplomatic assignment, saying he looked forward to serving in South Africa, a nation he described as remarkable and inspiring because of its history.

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WITH LOVE TO WAZIRI BY FEMI FANI-KAYODE

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“I will not respond to Kashim Shettima because he is disrespectful. I am older than him and I have more experience in governance than he does, so I will not respond to him. It is not part of our tradition in the North to disrespect elders. You cannot look at someone who is senior to you in both age and accomplishments and start taunting him. That is not our tradition, so I won’t engage with him.”- Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Wazirin Adamawa, 13th April 2026.

My dear Waziri,

You know I love you very much and have expressed admiration for your efforts from time to time over the last 36 years since I have known you.

You will recall that we first met under the auspices of the now defunct September Club in 1989.

You attended our meeting as a mentee and loyalist of the late and great General Shehu Musa Yar’adua who we all reverred, loved and admired. It was a great event and those of us that hosted you and the General, despite being so young at the time, learnt so much from his wisdom and experience and your unalloyed and abiding devotion and loyalty towards him which was glaring for all to see.

Despite that, I am constrained to write the following.

With the utmost respect and in spite of your cultural sensitivities permit me to remind you of the following and to offer some unsolicited counsel.

You said you cannot answer Vice President Kashim Shettima because he is disrespectful and because you are older and far more experienced than him.

That is strange coming from you because I seem to recall that between 1999 and 2007 when we were in power you openly insulted, disrespected and led a full scale rebellion and unrelenting mutiny against President Obasanjo who was not only your boss and our leader but who also had far more working experience than you and was much older.

The only reason you cannot answer Kashim is because you have nothing to say, you have no answer to his challenge and finally, unlike you ever were or could be, he is totally and completely loyal to his principal and our leader President Tinubu.

As Vice President you could not find the courage to do same. As a matter of fact from day one of the 8 years that you were VP till the day we left office you were plotting to remove OBJ from his seat with the help of other dissidents and make yourself President. What could be more disrespectful than that to an elder or anyone else.

I am a living witness to the whole thing and I am pleased to say that you failed.

Please do not invoke age and experience as a reason for not responding to others when they criticise you. You forfeited that right long ago.

It takes courage and character to be loyal. Kashim has that courage and character but you never did.

Outside of this I wish you well in your endeavours sir and I hope and pray that you can resolve the grave challenges you are facing in your party so that you can meet us in the field of battle and we can trounce you at the polls in 2027.

Permit me to conclude with the following observations.

You said the following to Charles Aniagolu of Arise Television yesterday:

“I know Goodluck Jonathan very well, he is a decent young man but also inexperienced, which contributed to his failure to manage the affairs of the country”.

You refer to a man that has lived on the earth for 68 years and that has had the privilege of not just enjoying the position you once attained as Vice President but also went further than you to become President as a “young man”?

I am astounded by the sheer arrogance of your words.

This is all the more so given the fact that you are only 11 years older than him if reports about your age are to be believed.

You went further by saying that Jonathan was “inexperienced” and “he failed”?

You forgot that during Jonathan’s time Nigeria had the fastest growing economy on the African continent and did so much more but I leave it to his former Government officials and Ministers to defend his record in public office and prevent you from distorting and revising history and attempting to rubbish that record.

What I will say though, as the Director of Jonathan’s Media Presidential Campaign Organisation in 2015, is that he was a loyal Vice President to President Umaru Yar’adua and that he never betrayed his principal, coveted the latters office or tried to rubbish his legacy.

I can also attest to the fact that he was not only humane, gentle, restrained, kind and compassionate to a fault as a leader but that he also did his very best as President at a difficult time when bombs were being dropped all over the North in order to discredit and destroy him and his Government by the usual suspects just as they are attempting to do to Tinubu today in an attempt to bring him down.

Jonathan also displayed virtues of leadership and decency towards his followers the likes of which you cannot possibly imagine, match or emulate.

Through thick and thin even during the most challenging years when many of us faced savage and unrelenting persecution he abandoned none and he stuck by his friends and supporters which is more than I can say for most leaders.

These qualities cannot be taken away from him by anyone, least of all your goodself.

When a man that is incapable of trust, loyalty or fidelity runs down a man like Jonathan who embodies and epitomises all three it is not only painful but also unacceptable and even if the whole world sits by quietly and allows you to get away with it I will not.

I am glad that the Center for Responsible Governance (CRG) responded to you effectively on this issue and defended the honor of Jonathan and I subscribe to all that they said in their communique. I commend them and I salute their courage.

Most important of all is the fact that Jonathan had the courage and decency to walk away from power and hand it to President Buhari on a platter of gold after he lost the election in 2015.

If nothing else you must at least commend him for that.

Given your obsession with power and craving for it, I wonder whether you would have done the same.

It is obvious that despite all your efforts to cobble your platform together you are already anticipating a crushing defeat in next years election and your grave fears and desperate disposition are betrayed by the words you spoke at your so-called party Convention a few days ago where you said the following.

“It is clear that INEC is being used in this country. Let the Federal Government know that we fought the military to bring democracy to this country and we will f!ght the Federal Government to restore democracy.”

You can smell your defeat coming and you know that your ambition to be President of our country is slowly melting away like an iceberg that is approaching the tropics.

Like the mighty ship they called the Titanic your ambitions are about to crash and sink and you are already looking for excuses and threatening fire and brimstone.

Please do those of us that care for you and that respect you a favour by learning to lose with dignity and accepting the virtue of humility because all power comes from God.

When you lose, and lose you will, it will not be because of INEC but because you are running against a man that is far better than you in every shape and form and every way and manner.

It is also because God resists the proud and exalts the humble.

Please leave INEC out of it and prepare to accept the failure that is your portion and that is coming your way.

As for your threats to “fight the Federal Government” when the inevitable happens I can only say that good luck to you and advise you that at your distinguished old age you should know far better.

Whichever way I doubt anyone is losing any sleep over your threats because your assertions and allegations against INEC are not only baseless but also utterly (forgive me for using these words) asinine and nonsensical.

Outside of that they are also very dangerous and may affect the stability and peace of our nation which is precisely what you are attempting to achieve.

I advise you to desist from this reckless course sir and shun those around you that are advising you to tread it because it will not augur well for you or for them.

You are a respected democrat and not a lawless anarchist who seeks to scatter the entire table and pull down the entire house simply because you cannot have your way.

That is not you and you are far better than that. When you lose, kindly take it in good faith, move on and either try again in 2031 or retire from politics accepting that God never intended you to be President.

There is absolutely no shame in that because you have already achieved so much and established a strong and enviable legacy.

Please do not destroy it all out of blind ambition and the desire to get what God has chosen not to give you.

Nigeria has been good to you. Please do not try to set her on fire.

Back to the point.

My dear Waziri, both Kashim Shettima and Goodluck Jonathan were loyal to their bosses and you were incapable of doing the same.

That is where the story begins and ends. Ambition is like a drug that blinds and kills slowly.

I am sorry to say that this affliction has seized you since 1993 and appears to have become even more pronounced today otherwise you would not even dream of opposing the candidacy of President Bola Tinubu after all he did for you over the years after you were driven out of the PDP for your treachery in tatters and disgrace in 2014.

Both the late President Muhammadu Buhari and Tinubu housed you in their new party at the time, rehabilitated you and gave you a new lease of political life only for you to leave them, go back to PDP and oppose them by running against their party for the Presidency six years later in 2019.

Not only that, after you lost the 2019 election you thoroughly destroyed the same PDP that took you back, forgave you and gave you a platform to run on by dividing the party along regional, religious and ethnic lines.

You violated and destroyed its zoning formula by insisting that its presidential candidate (which of course had to be your goodself) must again come from the North in 2023 and you attempted to truncate, destroy and bury the aspirations, political career and trajectory of men like Governor Nyesome Wike who had not only funded the party for years but had welcomed you back into its ranks with open arms in 2017 and supported you for the Presidency in 2019.

Forgive me for saying so but loyalty and commitment to a collective and common cause does not appear to be your forte sir.

The Bible says “He who repays good with evil, evil will never leave his house”.

I do not wish you or yours evil but kindly consider this.

Both Goodluck and Kashim repaid their boss’s good with good whilst you repaid your boss Obasanjo’s good with evil and that is precisely why they have risen and will continue to rise to greater heights than you ever will.

Finally in the same interview with Charles Aniagolu you said the following about your colleagues in your factional ADC party.

“Kwankwaso, El Rufai and Tambuwal are not as popular as I am”.

Again forgive me for saying so but the truth is that you have displayed such a lack of humility, such arrogance and such a glaring display of hubris with these words.

I wonder how those three names you mentioned all feel about what you have said about their popularity or lack of it.

Clearly this is the beginning of the disintegration of the ADC.

By the time this is all over you may well end up having ten factions in your party and not just three.

One thing is clear in all this and that is the fact that you sir are loyal to your ambition and to no-one and nothing else.

It is only a matter of time before your new found friends in the ADC appreciate that and see you for who and what you really are.

I come in peace and I wish you well sir.

(FFK)

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FEMI FANI-KAYODE: WHEN WILL YOU STOP BEING A THUG? By DELE MOMODU

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I knew Chief Babaremilekun Adetokunbo Fani-Kayode, Q.C, SAN, of blessed memory, the father of David Oluwafemi Adewunmi Abdulateef Fani-Kayode aka FFK, in Ile-Ife, long before I met his querulous, garrulous and cantankerous son.
Femi is a classic case of a wasted investment. He attended some of the best schools pedigree and/or money could purchase, but turned out an outright and incurable thug. He went to Cambridge University, probably a 4th generation in his family, but became an enfant
terrible, fighting anyone and anything, including esoteric spirits, in sight. All supplication and intercession by friends and family on his behalf have failed to cure his strange malady. And this is the man President Bola Tinubu is about to unleash on Germany as an Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, for God’s sake.
For Femi, it is a fulfillment of a long expected appointment. We discussed it several times. And I encouraged him to be patient and prayerful. I felt his deep frustration and depression. He was already working on Plan B, and begging a few of us to help him reach out to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar (GCON), if all hopes evaporate. Femi without power is like fish out of water. It is such a pity that now that Tinubu has finally looked at his side, with mercy and compassion, he is still busy fighting, like a pig, instead of seeking urgent rehabilitation into the comity of sane human beings.

– AARE BASORUN AKINROGUN DELE MOMODU is a journalist and former Presidential candidate.

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FEMI FANI-KAYODE: AN AMBASSADOR WITHOUT DECORUM BY DELE MOMODU

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To those begging me to ignore FEMI FANI-KAYODE, my apologies, I can’t. I know Femi well. He is a bully. But I have plenty time for him. He calls a global brand, Ovation Media Group, defunct. Yet, as recently as February 11, 2026, he still begged me to help him publish on one of our platforms, The Boss newspapers, about the Educational achievements of his family. And I gladly obliged him, after which he sent “Thanks brother.

Very kind of you.” Is he already suffering from dementia?

As for Ovation International, he used our platform to celebrate the birthday of his son, for which we did not charge a kobo. This was what he wrote and sent to me: “Good morning my brother. May I send you videos and pictures of my sons birthday party which took place on 25th. They are great shots and I would appreciate it if you could select a few for your usage…
Always and forever my brother. I am proud of you and I wish you well. Keep up the great work.”
What work or business does Femi do except scavenging for political appointments? With all his boastfulness about his silverspoon status, he has not attained a global brand except for the wrong reasons.
His estranged wife, Precious, reached out to me, to speak to Femi to grant her access to their children. She regaled me with unprintable and horrendous tales of Femi’s inhumanity to her. I obliged and got Femi and her to reconcile, technically. Femi was so excited that he pestered me for progress on the matter, regularly, including asking me to speak to a female Senator: “I hope you managed to reach her my brother.” What more can I do to make Femi happy?..
I understand Femi’s strategy. He needs to remain in Tinubu’s good books just in case GERMANY falls through and he needs another appointment…

CHIEF DELE MOMODU

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DELE MOMODU: FROM BREAD-HAWKER TO POLITICAL PROSTITUTE AND GLUTTON OF THE AGES BY FFK

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Apologies to my dear aburo Kayode Ajulo SAN and others that have said I should leave Dele Momodu alone.

When Dele was at University he was a fraudulent rain maker who claimed to be able to “tie the rain” for people on the day they were having special outdoor events.

He duped the owner of a beauty pageant in this way in 1982, collected his money yet the rain still fell.

After leaving University he couldn’t get a job so he started off as a bread hawker on the street after getting a 3rd class degree in Yoruba at OAU.

He was spotted on the street by MKO Abiola who bought him shoes and put him in charge of his Wonder Bakery.

He eventually brushed up on his english and spelling and became a journalist and later an Editor in MKO’s Concorde Newspaper.

He followed MKO around and later betrayed him.

After MKO was locked up he attached himself to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and collected handouts from him for years.

After that he started taking pictures of people with his Ovation magazine.

He failed in all these endeavours and everything he attempted to do always crashed.

So he went into politics, ran for President and got one vote. His ambition crashed.

He became a spokesman for Atiku and was the only person that did not want power to come to the South in 2023.

We are approaching 2027 and he wants power to go back to the North already calling PBAT who once fed him a dictator.

Is this guy OK at all?

Everything about him eventually crashes and just as he crashed Atiku’s campaign and ambition in 2023 so he will crash it again in 2027.

Let me go a little further.

Dele’s pattern of betrayal cannot be denied. It is unmistakable.

He called Asiwaju his “friend” and “brother” after collecting money from him in 1996 to feed. When the money stopped flowing from Asiwaju to him, he started to smother and bother his brother from another mother.

He said he fled Nigeria because of Abacha, only to flee England to Kano to eat from the same Abachas when Tinubu’s money stopped flowing to him.

Ile-Ife, where he grew up, is abuzz over how Dele Momodu, who once called Governor Ademola Adeleke his “friend” and “brother” and was dancing different salve moves with Adeleke, is now supporting Adeleke’s opponent in the Osun gubernatorial election.

Who would have believed the dance parents would now be at loggerheads?

All because of Dele’s uncontrollable appetite for food. No wonder Gen Z calls him DFFO, Dele For Food Only. Google it! He is indeed a shameless GLUTTON.

No wonder he claimed his restraunt business in Ghana collapsed. He must have eaten all the food meant for his patrons!

From Adekeke, he moved to Nyesom Wike and was always around the dining table at the Rivers State Government House, overeating, according to Wike’s testimony.

Then all of a sudden, he posted to Atiku, after Wike’s money dried up, and started insulting the Wike he was once consulting for and consorting with.

Atiku would be well-advised to be very afraid of Dele, especially as Peter Obi and Amaechi are eager to spend as well.

Who knows? Tomorrow, Dele may not delay in relaying insults on Atiku once he sees a bigger payload from either of those guys.

What else can one expect from a bread hawker, political prostitute and GLUTTON of the ages?

(FFK)

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RENO OMOKRI & FEMI FANI-KAYODE: A TALE OF TWO SHAMELESS FRIENDS By DELE MOMODU

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I was going to ignore these two perpetual agents of perfidy but later decided to respond to them just in case they think they could bully me into 🔕 silence and submission.
No. They can’t. They both have no credibility whatsoever. Together, they’ve expressed the worst views ever about BOLA TINUBU that they will never be able to erase, or clean up, in a million years, except the world finally comes to an end.
The only reason I could adduce for Tinubu’s tolerance of both irritants is desperation and his inability to find better people to do the dirty jobs. The brains of these ones have been configured to say anything and delete immediately.
I have never disparaged TINUBU in my life. I have never called him a murderer. I have never called him a drug baron or addict. I’m intelligent enough, not to say what I have no proof of. Only morons talk without thinking. I thank God for good upbringing. I do not fight like pigs. And I have a job and manage my modest income. I’m not seeking government appoints. I know how many times Femi and Reno have reached out to me, privately, either begging for publicity or apologizing for attacking me publicly.

All I have accused Tinubu of is DICTATORSHIP and I stand by it with my full chest. I oppose tyranny because I once suffered under it. Chief Moshood Abiola won an election but dictatorship deprived him of his victory. Why should we replace military dictators with civilian slavemasters. That’s my only grouse against TINUBU. Because of our past association, I have been partial and generous to him by not being as critical of him as I did to his predecessors.
Because of TINUBU, I stopped writing my PENDULUM column on the backpge of Thisday and The Boss newspapers. Also, out of respect for Yoruba elder statesmen, including retired Generals who pleaded that we give him time to stabilize. They are alive to bear me witness.
How Femi and Reno can continue to harass people on behalf of a TINUBU they’ve permanently damaged and sent to the cleaners really baffles me.
But this is Nigeria…
– AARE BASORUN AKINROGUN DELE MOMODU

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Dele Momodu Under Fire as FFK Rejects ‘Dictator’ Claim on Tinubu, Faults ADC

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By Chubuike Nwabuko

ABUJA (PRECISE POST)  –  Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has criticised media entrepreneur and politician Dele Momodu over his recent comments comparing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to late military ruler Sani Abacha.

Fani-Kayode described the comparison as “worrisome,” suggesting it reflected what he termed a “degenerating level of cognitive dissonance.” He, however, noted that he still holds personal affection and respect for Momodu, whom he referred to as a brother.
Reacting on Monday on his Facebook page shortly after Momodu’s interview on Channels Television, Fani-Kayode said the publisher appeared “drained” and advised him to take a break from political commentary to regain clarity.

He also accused Momodu of being disrespectful in his remarks about the President, Vice President, and other top government officials, adding that such comments undermined public intelligence.
The former minister further took aim at the African Democratic Congress (ADC), urging the party and its members to focus on rebuilding and strengthening their ranks ahead of the 2027 general elections rather than criticising the ruling party.
He described the ADC as weak and unprepared for serious political competition, using metaphors to portray the party as lacking structure, leadership, and direction. According to him, the party has yet to establish itself as a credible opposition force in Nigeria’s political landscape.
Fani-Kayode also dismissed claims that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is under pressure, arguing that increasing support for the party is due to what he called the performance of the Tinubu administration and the perceived failure of opposition groups to present viable alternatives.
While criticising the ADC, he maintained that its struggles were self-inflicted and not the result of actions by the current administration. He further alleged that many Nigerians view the opposition as lacking direction and credibility.
In a personal appeal, Fani-Kayode urged Momodu to reconsider his political alignment, suggesting that he was out of place within the ADC and capable of making more constructive contributions elsewhere.
He concluded by expressing confidence in President Tinubu’s leadership, stating that the administration would ultimately succeed and end its tenure on a positive note.

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Daniel Bwala, Others! When Words Lose Their Meaning And The Tragedy of Political Convenience

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By Chibuike Nwabuko

In politics, disagreement is normal. Criticism of those in power is healthy for democracy. But what happens when the loudest critics suddenly become the most enthusiastic defenders, not because facts changed, but because appointments were offered?
The recent transformations of Daniel Bwala, Femi Fani-Kayode and Reno Omokri fall squarely into this troubling category. These were individuals who, not too long ago, were among the most vocal critics of President Bola Tinubu. Their words were sharp, their condemnations forceful, and their arguments presented as matters of principle. Yet today, many of those same statements are being renounced or quietly buried.
Why? Because political appointments have entered the equation.
There is something profoundly disappointing about watching public figures so casually lick their own vomit. The explanations offered that new perspectives have emerged, that political realities have changed, or that national interest demands unity. ring hollow when contrasted with the intensity and certainty of their previous attacks.
A person of conviction may change his mind when confronted with new evidence. But abandoning previously declared principles the moment personal opportunity appears is not evolution, it is opportunism.
Ironically, the political calculus behind these appointments may be even more strategic than it appears. By bringing some of his fiercest critics into his orbit, President Tinubu has effectively neutralized them. More than that, he has turned them into living exhibits of political inconsistency. Their own voices are now being used to contradict their past words.
From a strategist’s perspective, it is a brilliant move.
Whatever moral burden or criticism once trailed the president from their earlier attacks is now diluted. After all, if the same men who once described him in the harshest terms are now defending him, the credibility of their earlier accusations inevitably collapses. In the process, the burden of explanation shifts from the president to them.
History is rarely kind to those whose words are not their bond. Public discourse depends on people who speak based on facts, principle and conviction, not on whichever direction the political wind is blowing.
When public commentators demonstrate that their outrage can be switched on and off depending on access to power, they do not merely damage their reputations. They weaken the very culture of accountability that democracy requires.
Years ago, former President Goodluck Jonathan suggested the idea of creating a national “Hall of Fame” to celebrate exemplary citizens and a “Hall of Shame” to remind society of the consequences of dishonourable conduct.
It was an interesting proposal.
If such halls were ever built in Nigeria, the faces of Daniel Bwala, Femi Fani-Kayode and Reno Omokri would likely be displayed prominently in the Hall of Shame, not because they criticised a president. Criticism is necessary in any democracy.
Rather, it would be because they abandoned their own words so easily.
In the end, every public figure must choose how history will remember them. Some choose principle. Others choose proximity to power.
The tragedy is that once words lose their meaning, reputation becomes impossible to recover.

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SOWORE’S OBSESSION WITH PRESIDENT TINUBU, RENO OMOKRI & I BY FEMI FANI-KAYODE

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I was informed that Omoyele Sowore made references to things I allegedly said against President Bola Tinubu 11 years ago to somehow exonerate himself in the criminal case that he is facing for defamation. He claimed that I said that President Tinubu killed Chief Funso Williams in 2003. This is false. I never said that President Tinubu killed Funso Williams.

What I said was “I am not Funso Williams: I cannot be killed like a chicken”. Those were my EXACT words: nothing more & nothing less.
I said them 11 years ago & I have long since retracted them & accepted the fact that they were not only inappropriate but that they may have also been misconstrued!

It is a measure of how desperate Sowore is that he should be dragging up statements that I made 11 years ago about President Tinubu during the 2015 presidential election campaign which I have long since retracted & withdrawn in an attempt to help fight his case in court.

History records that I was in the opposition PDP at the time (2015) & was  the Director of Media & Publicity in President Jonathan’s Presidential Campaign Organisation & a lot of ugly things were said by both sides against one another’s candidates & party leaders during the heat of battle. That is the nature of Presidential campaigns  everywhere in the world.

For the record I left the PDP 6 years ago & joined the APC in 2021. Since that time I have supported the party selflessly & perhaps more relevantly I played a key role as Director of New Media & Special Operations in President Tinubu’s Presidential Campaign Organisation in 2023.

Throughout that campaign the record shows that morning day & night both myself & the Directorate of 250 people that I headed spoke & fought for the President & contributed to his victory.

Outside of that for the last 2 years since he was sworn in as President I have been unwavering in my support for him & have sought to defend him & his Government vigorously. If I had any misgivings about him I doubt I would have done that. For Sowore to try to rope me or @renoomokri into his matter to justify his despicable behaviour is absurd. Reno may have opposed the election of President Tinubu in 2023 but after the President emerged victorious he has not only retracted all he said about him but he has also fought for him gallantry & defended his policies.

That is what any decent & well brought up person would do when faced with the truth & after he sees the light. Instead of trying to get us involved in his mess I would advise Sowore to do the honorable thing & retract his statements about the President or prepare for jail.

Whichever way it makes no difference to me & I could not care less. Reno, myself & millions of others have taken a stance for Tinubu & no matter how many times he brings up our names in court to justify his asinine comments it will not help him.

I advise him to face his case with decency & decorum & plug his mouth. That is the only way he will escape the net he has found himself in. Reno & I found the right path & walked it. We also had the decency to accept the fact that comments we made years ago against the President were not only inappropriate but also wrong.

It takes courage to do that. I believe Sowore should cultivate that courage & accept that what he said about the President was also wrong & totally unacceptable. If he refuses to do so he should be ready to prove his case in court or face the consequences of his words & actions.

I conclude by mentioning the fact that it is a reflection of President Tinubu’s decency & humanity that he can welcome into his ranks those that once fought against him & opposed him.

He has been magnanimous & that is a mark of a leader. That is also why we stand with him & shall continue to do so regardless of the words of nauseating & inconsequential little distractions & obnoxious irritants like Sowore.

(FFK)

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THE ENEMY WITHIN BY FEMI FANI-KAYODE

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The enemy within smirks, mocks & laughs when our President slips & falls to the floor in far away Turkiya.

Oblivious of the fact that a democratically-elected President, whether you like or support him or not, is the living manifestation of our nation and the essence & symbol of our national sovereignty & pride they pray for the worse & celebrate it in the inner recesses of their dark, sinister, twisted & malevolent minds.

They forget that when our President falls it essentially means that our nation falls.

They forget that a true patriot is meant to pray for, cheer on & encourage the leader of his country, whether or not he is in opposition, when he is fighting for the future of our people in a foreign land.

They whisper to themselves in their closets & bedrooms that “finally, this is his end”. With glee they say to themselves and to their grubby little minions that “at last we have him!”

They assume the worse & they desire for the worse. They forget that anyone can slip & fall at anytime & that the Holy Bible says “rejoice not over me, O my enemy; when I fall for I shall rise & when I sit in darkness, the LORD will be a light to me”- Micah 7:8.

They forget that it also says “for a righteous man may fall seven times
& rise again but the wicked shall fall by calamity”-Proverbs 24: 16.

It is to the glory of God & to the shame of our detractors & the enemy within that though our President slipped & fell in Turkey before the entire world, he rose again with strength & pride like the phoenix and he went on to negotiate & sign numerous bilateral agreements which will bring security, succour & prosperity to our nation with President Erdoğan of Turkiya.

That is the lot of a righteous man & a humble, forgiving and kind-hearted leader & it signifies the fact that the Lord is with him & that the enemy within has failed once again.

Yet they never stop & neither will they ever do so because they are seized of a dark, depraved, diseased & sadistic mind that craves failure and chaos and longs for calamity, tragedy, sorrow, tears & malevolence.

The enemy within just loves it when terrible things happen. Like the accursed masochists that they are, that is their pleasure & delight.

They love to hear the cries of infants and babies and they delight in hearing the wailing of widows & the screaming of orphans.

Consider their reaction to the sad & unfortunate events that took place in Kajuru, Kaduna state earlier this month. I am as saddened & concerned as anyone else about the abductions of the worshippers that took place there and like everyone else I hope & pray for their rescue and safe return back home at the soonest.

I am however constrained to make the following observations & I do so with pain & sorrow.

The reality is that the enemy within, namely a handful of political leaders in the opposition who seek to undermine & discredit our Government & to destabilise our country & who are working in collaboration with foreign powers are part of those that are secretly encouraging &, I suspect, facilitating the abduction of Christians in Nigeria because they make political capital out of it.

They secretly crave it yet openly condemn it because it suits their purpose & it confirms the narrative that they want to establish.

For some it proves that Christians are being targetted in Nigeria & it plays into the Christian genocide & persecution narrative which the Americans have gladly cottoned on to & for others it feeds the erroneous suggestion that having a Christian candidate for the opposition or a Christian running mate for our President in 2027 are the answers to the problem & the only way of proving that Christians are safe & treated with humanity in our country.

Both views do not fully recognise the depth & complexity of the problem & can therefore be fairly described as simplistic, myopic & misplaced because the situation is much more complex than that.

…Worse still the specious lies and dubious political motives that fuel this thinking are irresponsible and disingenious.

You cannot play politics with peoples lives and liberty, take advantage of their misery and suffering and use them as pawns in a deadly game of political chess.

Worse still you cannot attempt to distort the narrative, misinform the world and perpetuate and peddle the nonsensical falsehood that only Christians are being abducted and killed by the terrorists in our country and that only Churches are being burnt down whilst Mosques are left standing. This is simply not true.

The reality is that Muslims are also being abducted in massive numbers and a more accurate and honest categerisation of the situation we are faced with would have been that both Christian and Muslim Nigerians are “not safe” in parts of Northern Nigeria because of mass abductions and not just Christians.

Even this categorisation may not be accurate and is possibly unfair because it negates the efforts and successes that the the Nigerian military, the Minister of Defence, the Minister of State for Defence, the National Security Advisor and the Nigerian security forces and Intelligence agencies together with numerous notable Governors from the Northern states like the Governor of Kaduna, the Governor of Kwara, the Governor of Yobe, the Governor of Borno, the Governor of Sokoto and a number of other key Northern leaders such as Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senator Abdul Aziz Yari, Senator Aliyu Wamakko, Senator Shehu Umar Buba and a number of others have made in curbing this menace.

The truth is that for every person that has been abducted hundreds have been protected and delivered from attempts at abduction and virtually every single one of those that were actually abducted before Kajuru have been rescued and returned home safely.

That in itself is encouraging though it does not negate or underplay the problem we have and the challenge we collectively face.

It simply means that despite the problems and challenges and the politically-motivated expressions of angst and concern of the usual suspects at least some progress is being made.

It is deeply saddening and troubling that ANYONE is abducted or killed in the first place and this represents a failure in our efforts to achieve 100% security for Nigerians in the midst of what is essentially an open and horrendous guerrila war where civilian populations are purposely targetted and a massive and unprecedented armed rebellion and relentless insurgency is in full play.

However we must acknowledge that our successes in this respect both in the prevention of even more killings and abductions and in terms of recovery and rescue of those taken is very good.

Sadly people people tend to focus on the failures and remain silent in the face of the successes which is most unfair.

What is even more unfair and extreemly dangerous is to continuously frame the entire matter in religious terms.

I am amongst those that did so in the past but six years ago, after much research and extensive travelling all over the more distant parts of the core North for an investigation into the matter and an extensive 5 week tour my eyes opened and I came to appreciate the fact the Muslims were being targetted with equal ferocity and in equal measure.

This is a fact that the media and most Southern Nigerians, for reasons I cannot fathom or comprehend, appear to ignore and choose to play down and it begs the question whether Muslim lives are considered as being as sacred and precious as Christian ones in their eyes?

The criminals and terrorists that carry out these atrocities do not care whether it is Christians or Muslims that they terrorise, traumatise, kill or abduct. They only care that their victims are Nigerians.

Their war is not against Christians alone but against the Nigerian state and the Nigerian people, both Christian and Muslim.

…It is in this light that we must view this harrowing challenge and once we do so we will be in a better position to confront it, defeat the enemy, eliminate the threat and put both our local and foreign detractors to shame.

Permit me to continue this contribution with a sincere and heartfelt word for Mr. Peter Obi, a notable member of the Nigerian opposition.

I refer to your post on the terrible events that took place in Kajuru on Sunday 18th January 2026.

I share your concerns for the safety of those abducted but unlike you mine are from the heart and I am not expressing those concerns for political gain.

At a time like this we should be praying for the rescue of the worshippers and assisting and encouraging our Government to ensure their safe return.

Instead of doing so you are sheepishly asking “what is happening in our country” as if you, your supporters and your insincere and divisive rhetoric are not part of the problem.

You feign concern and focus on the negative never offering support or giving credit to whom it is due when things go well and are done properly.

For example have you ever had the decency or prescence of mind to commend the efforts of the gallant men of our Armed Forces and security agencies or acknowledged the number of people and lives they have successfully defended and saved?

Have you ever considered the fact that many of them are paying the supreme price every day on the frontlines in their attempt to protect and guard the realm and prevent the barbarians from climbing over our walls?

Have you ever thanked them for this or publicly expressed solidarity with or support for them? I doubt it.

Our greatest problem are people like you that openly crave for and secretly celebrate chaos, lawlessness, division and carnage and that see the propagation and execution of such evil as a justification for your futile and pitiful attempt to discredit the Government and gain sympathy and support for yourself.

Simply put you seek to harvest the misery of our people in the same way that some harvest human organs and you celebrate their pain, suffering and tears.

Relevant here are the words of Mr. Dennis Amachree, a former Assistant Director of the DSS, who said the following:

“most of these mass abductions are carried out to spite the Government in power: there are fifth columnists and complicit actors within the system and by the time the Government reacts the damage has already been done”.

I am constrained to ask whether you are part of those that are actually behind these abductions and insurgency simply for political gain?

Let me be clear: this is a question and not an allegation but whatever the answer is (and I do not claim to know it) kindly save your crocodile tears and insincere concern for the welfare and safety of our people whether it be in Kaduna or elsewhere. We know you don’t mean it.

The only thing that is important to you is that all our institutions fail and our nation is burnt to ashes in a religious and ethnic conflagration so that you and your cohorts can divide our country, break it into pieces and share what is left of it amongst yourselves.

Be rest assured that that will NEVER happen and you will NEVER achieve your objectives.

Whatever our challenges may be as a nation and whatever obstacles may be placed in our path, I am persuaded that in peace, love, unity, mutual respect and faith we shall SURELY overcome.

…Permit me to add the following. It has come to my attention that when ESN & IPOB terrorists murder Christians & Muslims in the South East you encourage it by saying nothing & endorse it with your resounding silence.

When Muslims are killed in the North, except on the odd occassion, you say nothing because you do not see them as human beings & you could not care less.

When Christians are killed in the North you feign outrage & you celebrate & magnify it, citing it as evidence of “Christian persecution” & “Christian genocide” & encouraging the right-wing lunatic fringe in American politics to latch on to it.

When Christians are not killed in the North you pretend that they are, inflate numbers & fabricate it in an attempt to plant the seeds of religious division & provoke a sectarian war. What manner of man are you?

Why are you so hell bent on destroying our country & shattering the unity that we are trying to establish & preserve? Is it your desire to be President over a broken, bleeding & dying Nigeria & to preside over the corpse of a great nation like ours that you are evidently so desperate to murder? What pleasure can you possibly derive from your dangerous doublespeak and grave antics & what has Nigeria done to you & yours that you so desperately seek her destruction & demise?

We have seen this desperate thirst & quest for power before & we saw how many bodies littered the streets in an attempt to gain it. It happened on January 15th 1966 with shocking & devastating consequences for those that were behind it & indeed for the entire nation. May we never see such again.

You do not have to tear Nigeria apart to achieve your ambition of becoming President: God alone gives power to whom He pleases & when he deems it fit. I have little doubt that when that time comes, years down the line, & He deems it fit to give it to the South East it will certainly NOT be to you. I say this because there are men & women from your part of the country that are far better & far more deserving and qualified than you and that are neither divisive or obsessed with the division of our country.

Unlike you such men proudly consider themselves as being Nigerians & not Biafrans & they do not make a distinction between Muslims & Christians. They see all Nigerians, whether Christian or Muslim or whether Northerner or Southerner, as being one & that is what we expect & deserve.

They appreciate the fact that the road to power in a democracy is one of peace, inclusiveness & understanding and not one of discord, strife, violence, lies, insults, disinformation, propaganda, division, historical revisionism, inordinate ambition, greed, entitlement & deceit.

Neither do they believe in the stereotyping or demonising of any of our great ethnic nationalities or religious faiths. These are the basic & fundamental prerequisites that are required for anyone to lead our great nation & in my humble opinion you do not have them & you are incapable of ever cultivating them. Yet it doesn’t stop there.

You not only turned on your own Obidient supporters & called them “criminals” (an appelation I will not contest with you) after they complained about the fact that you joined the ADC, a political party that you had earlier described as a “structure of criminality” but you also disavowed & disowned them when they resorted to their usual infantile tantrums after it was brought to their attention that you were considering the possibility of being the running mate to the undisputed leader of that party given the fact that you have no hope in hell of winning the presidential primaries.

Yet all that doublespeak, lack of consistency, opportunism & deceit pales into comparison when compared to what you did to your former presidential campaign manager. You repaid his good with evil by turning your back on him in his time of need & refused to stand by him and support him when he fell ill. For this alone God will never forgive you.

…I will not go into what else you did to him because that is for another day but to say the least you were unfeeling, insensitive and callous towards this profoundly good man who many loved and held in high esteem.

The only mistake he made was that he associated himself with you and joined your bandwagon of misguided and irreverent Obidient cheerleaders.

Thankfully towards the end he saw you for what you were, retraced his steps and returned back to us.

Surely you are not the stuff of which real leaders and Presidents are made. Your loyalty is to your vaulting ambition and to no-one and nothing else.

Your new friends in the ADC will attest to that at a later date after you break ranks with them.

These are my words for you Peter. I sincerely hope that you will consider them.

Permit me to end this contribution with the following.

If truth be told Obi sincerely believes that he has the right to the Presidency just as satan believed he had the right to Moses’ body.

When the latter passed on and satan came for his corpse the Holy Bible tells us that Archangel Michael rose up, confronted him, resisted him and boldly pronounced “the Lord rebuke you satan” after which the devil fled.

Today I say, “the Lord rebuke you Peter” and, like satan, you MUST flee.

Just as he had no right to Moses’ body, you have no right to the Nigerian Presidency!

God alone has the exclusive right to give it to whom He deems fit!

Yet one thing is clear: if it is ever Peter Obi we shall rue the day!

This is a man whose supporters celebrated and lept with joy when President Donald Trump threatened us and described our nation as “a disgraced country” and when he said, “we may very well go into that now disgraced country, guns-a-blazing and if we attack, it will be fast, vicious and sweet”.

This was like music to the ears of Obi and his Obidients but when the narrative changed, sanity prevailed and tempers cooled they could not bring themselves to express a word of support, relief or commendation for the Federal Government after it responded to the Americans in a restrained, mature and profound manner, rebuilt the bridges of friendship and understanding, entered into a joint security agreement with them and started working closely with them to combat the menace of terrorism in an atmosphere of camaraderie and mutual respect.

This is not what Obi and his supporters wanted. What they had in mind was for the Americans to attack Nigeria, kill our people, bomb our cities and implement a Maduro-style regime change before carving us up into at least four separate pieces.

As Otunba Bayo Onanuga, the spokesman to President Tinubu said, “we will NEVER forgive or forget Peter Obi for wanting our nation to be attacked and bombed”.

These words reflect the thinking of not just those in Government but of every right-thinking Nigerian patriot.

To add to that as my friend and brother His Excellency Ambassador-Designate Reno Omokri asked in a recent write up,

“How can an individual like Peter Obi who has divided four different parties in Nigeria want to be President?”

This is a pertinent question which needs to be answered and I add the following: how can an individual who refuses to condemn the wanting acts of mass murder, butchery, abduction, torture and intimidation of the ESN and IPOB and a man who, as far as I am aware, has never condemned the Monday ‘sit at home order’ issued by the terrorists throughout his own South-Eastern region aspire or expect to lead our nation?

Surely the very thought of such a prospect is as frightful as it is perverse.

A fundamental requirement and pre-condtion to being the President of a great nation like ours is surely a deep respect and love for and understanding of ALL the people regardless of where they come from or what their religious faith is and a total and complete rejection of terrorism not just in the North but also in the South.

…To be selective in this respect is to be divisive and to be divisive is to be destructive. We do not want or need a destructive President.

We want a Commander-in-Chief, like the one we have today, that will at least endeavour to hold us all together as one and not a Divider-in-Chief that will favour his own and seek to turn the rest of us into serfs and slaves.

We have been down that road before and, by God’s grace, we shall NEVER walk it again.

Whatever the case and whoever the enemy within choose to field in 2027 as their presidential candidate one thing remains clear: in a 36 state Federation our ruling party the APC now controls all but 7 states and of the seven one is in alliance with us.

Given this it is clear that only God can stop President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from being re-elected in 2027.

All the subversion, destabilisation, betrayal, hostility, lies, conspiracies and shenanigans that the enemy within, the opposition and their hordes of foreign friends, attack dogs and bellicose trolls have collectively contrived cannot stop or deter him.

I advise them to focus their presidential aspirations on 2031 and forget 2027 because until then there is no vacancy in Aso Rock.

I also urge them to purge themselves of their divisive and subversive ways and their hate and contempt or, failing that, to leave our shores and embark on a journey of no return.

May God bless and defend the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

 

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You’ re a Disaster! — Fani-Kayode Slams President Trump Over Middle East Policy, Warns of WW3

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ABUJA (PRECISE POST) –   Former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK), has launched a scathing critique of U.S. President Donald Trump, accusing him of warmongering, hypocrisy, and a dangerous lack of restraint in global affairs.

In a statement posted on social media, Fani-Kayode condemned what he described as a pattern of reckless rhetoric and aggressive foreign policy moves by the U.S. President. His comments come amid heightened tensions in the Middle East and widespread speculation about possible U.S. military action against Iran.

“I am sorry Mr. President, but respect begets respect. Must you always humiliate and taunt your perceived enemies in this way?” Fani-Kayode wrote. “This is madness.”

Referencing a string of controversial statements and actions by Biden — including a recent remark about turning Gaza into an “American Riviera,” and criticism of South Africa’s leadership during a White House visit — Fani-Kayode accused the President of stoking international tensions and betraying the principles he once claimed to uphold.

“You have lost your mind,” he charged, adding, “Your imminent attack on Iran, in the name of saving Israel, will set the Middle East on fire, prepare the stage for World War III, divide your country, split your MAGA movement, and ultimately lead to the destruction of America.”

He also issued a pointed warning about any potential assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader or military occupation of the country, declaring such actions would mark the downfall of American global dominance.

In one of the most blistering parts of his statement, Fani-Kayode accused Biden of abandoning his moral compass. “You are not a true Believer but a fake, because true Believers do not support mass murder, genocide, ethnic cleansing, war crimes, or the slaughter of women and children.”

He further criticized the influence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and American neoconservatives in shaping U.S. foreign policy, describing Netanyahu as a “genocidal maniac, child-killer and psychopathic leader of a death cult.”

Fani-Kayode called on Biden to heed the voices of prominent conservative commentators including Tucker Carlson, Alex Jones, Scott Ritter, Candace Owens, and Steve Bannon, whom he described as “saner and more cerebral.”

“Let Israel fight her own battles,” he concluded, warning that the President’s actions are leading America toward moral and geopolitical ruin. “All I see in you is vanity and an Icarus-like hubris which will, of course, lead to your nemesis.”

The statement has sparked reactions across political and diplomatic circles, highlighting the growing global unease over escalating tensions in the Middle East and the U.S.’s increasingly confrontational posture.

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