A former Minister of Aviation and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has mocked the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the just-concluded Kogi state governorship election, Senator Dino Melaye.
As declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Melaye secured a distant third place with 46,262 votes out of 751,000 cast.
Despite Melaye’s rejection of the results, citing alleged APC rigging, Fani-Kayode highlights the irony of his boastful demeanor leading to a significant electoral loss.
“Despite all his loud and boastful rantings, puerile noise-making, clownish behaviour, tough guy “gra gra”, he received the flogging and trouncing of his pitiful life in the Kogi state Governorship election.”
“Out of the 751,000 votes that were cast he could not even muster up to 47,000. That is approximately 5%.”
“Worst still he came in a very distant third in the race and some have even said fourth! How sad!”
“This is a man that was once elected as a House of Reps member and a Senator”
The former Ministers further noted that Melaye’s past actions, including mocking PBAT and making bold threats during the presidential campaign rallies cost him the election.
“This is a man that mocked PBAT for his age, called him a drug dealer, accused him of being a drug addict, threatened to violate the honour of the First Lady, rolled all over the floor during the presidential campaign rallies in the name of depicting our President as an invalid and geriatric and threatened us with hell, fire, and brimstone if Asiwaju won.”
Reflecting on Melaye’s fall from political prominence, Fani-Kayode concludes that the White Lion of Kogi has fulfilled his promise to permanently retire Melaye from politics
“Well, today he is where he is and politically it’s all over for him. How are the mighty fallen!”
“It appears that the White Lion of Kogi made good his promise and has retired him from politics permanently,” he added.
