Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has stirred controversy after issuing a scathing “thank you” message to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, describing the elder statesman as someone who “belongs to the zoo.”
The message, sent via SMS, was disclosed on Monday by Obasanjo’s Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, who released the full text to journalists in Abeokuta.
According to Akinyemi, the note was sent in response to Obasanjo’s attendance at Fayose’s 65th birthday celebration, where both men had engaged in mild verbal exchanges.
Fayose’s Message: “You are supposed to be kept in the zoo”
In the SMS, Fayose expressed appreciation for Obasanjo’s presence at his birthday but heavily criticised him for what he termed “irresponsible comments” allegedly made by the former president at the event.
The message reads in part: “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.”
Fayose further accused Obasanjo of losing his “sanity” and being in an advanced stage of “dementia.”
“I kept quiet… so that the world will know the difference between a sane and a mad man that you are… Not to worry Baba, I shall set the records straight in due course.”
He also asked Obasanjo to return a sum of money he claimed to have sent to him, adding:
“I shall appreciate if you return my money since you publicly admitted you received but Dangote brought you back.”
In what Akinyemi described as a “tacit response,” Obasanjo replied briefly, saying Fayose’s message merely exposed the former governor’s character.
Obj responded: “Ayo, thanks for your ‘Thank You’ message which undisguisedly revealed who and what you are, unchanged and unchangeable. Your money has been sent back through Foluso Adeagbo who brought it and in the same bag as he brought it unopened by me.”
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