Former Aviation Minister and Nigeria’s Ambassador-designate to Germany, Femi Fani-Kayode has taken Dele Momodu of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the cleaners over remarks comparing President Bola Tinubu’s administration to the regime of late General Sani Abacha.

Fani-Kayode in a statement on his X handle (formerly Twitter) said:

“I love Dele and God knows I have immense respect for him but he sounded drained, tired and broken and spoke little sense yesterday in his interview with Seun Okinbaloye of Channels TV.”

“May I humbly suggest to him to try and take a break from politics and political commentary for a while, get his breath back and attempt to overhaul his intellectual engine?”

“The ADC cannot even be described as a sinking ship but rather as a badly patched up inflatable plastic life boat that has not even managed to find its bearing or leave the harbour. It has no engine, no sails, no oars, no captain, no crew, no navigational equipment, no muscle, no firepower, no war chest, no destination.”

“I appeal to my brother Dele: leave the ranks of the forces of darkness and join us. You are far too good for the company you keep.”

For those who don’t know, Momodu had on Sunday, during an interview said:

“From what happened since 1999 when he became governor to 2007 when he left as governor of Lagos State, and then hijacked Lagos, since then till today, it was very clear to me that I didn’t need a prophet to tell me that we are dealing with a potential dictator if given the presidential ticket.”

“Today, I don’t know how anybody would even describe this. Some people have even described this moment as being worse than that of Abacha government.”