Aviation and Aerospace Development Minister Festus Keyamo has taken aim at former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar for repeatedly referring to President Bola Tinubu simply as “Bola” during a press conference on Friday.
In a post on his X account, Keyamo described the practice as “very disrespectful and discourteous.” He stressed that the office of the President deserves dignity regardless of political differences.
“The continuous reference to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT by His Excellency, ex Vice-President Atiku Abubakar in his Press Conference earlier today as ‘Bola’ is very disrespectful and discourteous,” Keyamo wrote.
“He should know better that no matter your differences with Mr. President, for the sake of the country, that office should be accorded all the dignity it deserves.”
Keyamo further suggested Atiku’s remarks stemmed from personal resentment, adding that “the tone reeks of pain and bitterness in his heart.”
He also pointed to what he called a contradiction: Atiku had previously claimed Tinubu is older than him, yet still addressed the President by his first name.
“After all, he made the outlandish claim the other day that Mr. President is older than himself. It is therefore a contradiction that he would also refer to an ‘elder’ by his first name,” the minister said.
Atiku made the comments while urging Tinubu to adopt his proposal for government intervention to lower petrol prices.
Speaking at the Abuja press conference, the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate said the President should not hesitate to implement measures that ease the burden on Nigerians, even if the idea originated with him.
“Bola Tinubu should not be ashamed to do what is necessary to lower the price of petrol simply because Atiku Abubakar proposed a government intervention.
"He should just take the idea, rename it if he wishes, and even take the credit. What matters to me is that Nigerians pay less,” Atiku stated.
He also cautioned against relying solely on palliatives to tackle the rising cost of living.
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