Bola: ‘President is elected public servant, not emperor’ — Atiku aide hits Fani-Kayode

Paul Ibe, the media adjutant to erstwhile Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has deed backmost astatine erstwhile Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, implicit his disapproval of the erstwhile Vice President for referring to President Bola Tinubu arsenic “Bola”, insisting that the President is an elected nationalist servant and not an emperor.

Fani-Kayode had criticised Atiku implicit his October 1 Independence Day address, accusing him of disrespecting Tinubu by repeatedly referring to the President arsenic “Bola” alternatively of “President Tinubu”.

Reacting successful a statement, Ibe described Fani-Kayode’s disapproval arsenic misplaced, arguing that the President’s sanction is Bola and that referring to him by his archetypal sanction does not represent an offence.

“Dear @realFFK, your lengthy turenchi is astir arsenic agelong arsenic Jagaban’s failings due to the fact that @atiku called President @officialABAT by his archetypal sanction misses the point.

“His sanction is Bola. And that is not Nigeria’s problem. In a state battling hardship, insecurity and prohibitive food, transport and vigor costs, the exigency that concerns you is that Atiku called Bola,...