Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and ex-Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose have exchanged strongly worded messages following Obasanjo’s attendance at Fayose’s recent birthday celebration.
The development was disclosed in a statement released in Abeokuta on Monday by Kehinde Akinyemi, Special Assistant on Media to the former President.
According to Akinyemi, Obasanjo received what he described as a “thank you letter” from Fayose — though the message took a confrontational tone.
In the SMS made available to reporters, Fayose expressed appreciation for Obasanjo’s appearance at his birthday event but sharply criticised the former President’s remarks at the occasion.
His message read in part: “Dear Baba Obasanjo, I trust this meets you well. Your coming to my birthday party, I appreciate except for your very irresponsible comments at your age. You went so low but am not surprised because someone once said you are supposed be kept away in the zoo. Sincerely thats where you belong.”
Fayose further stated that he chose not to respond publicly during the event to “let the world know the difference between a sane and a mad man that you are.”
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He continued, “It is also obvious that you have also lost your sanity OR should I say is the heightened stage of dementia. Not to worry Baba., I shall set the records straight in due course of time. Lastly I shall appreciate if you return my money since you publicly admitted you received but Dangote brought u back.”
Closing the message, Fayose added: “Your leopard will never change his skin.”
In response, Obasanjo issued a brief but pointed reply. According to the statement, the former President wrote: “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. Obj.”
The exchange has stirred public attention due to its unusually harsh tone, particularly between two high-profile political figures with a long and complicated history.