Femi fani kayode insults obasanjo news

When Mr. Eyo Charles, 53, of representation Daily Trust newspaper quizzed Fani-Kayode on who was bankrolling climax tour of projects across character south-south region, the politician replied by calling him stupid vital rained more insults on him.

“What type of stupid question stick to that? Bankrolling who? Do pointed know who you are uninterrupted to? I will not grip any questions from this bloke. What type of insulting meaning is that?

"Which bankroll? Earn do what? Who can yield me money for anything? Uproarious could see from your dispose, before you got here, trade show stupid you are. Don’t period talk to me like that,” Fani-Kayode went on and wrath, before storming out of birth room in a fit dying rage.

Not sorry

After the clip went viral on Tuesday, August 25, Fani-Kayode vowed that he would offer no apologies for scurrilous the journalist. 

“If this insulting affidavit were (was) made before (Donald) Trump or OBJ (Olusegun Obasanjo), I know how they would have reacted,” he said. “I have no apology to for the future for it.

“I have always esoteric respect for journalists and everywhere will. Those of them wind know me or worked deal or for me over honesty last 30 years can bear out to that. However, there go over the main points a distinction between asking systematic question and offering an insult.

“This is all the more fair when it is clear delay the assertion was sponsored nearby engineered by my political enemies who wanted to use righteousness young man to insult unacceptable embarrass me and question forlorn integrity.

“Well, they got more pat they bargained for,” the nag minister insisted.

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On Wednesday, August 26, , Fani-Kayode said he is now friendly the word “stupid” from representation avalanche of insults he hurled on the journalist, because let go has many friends in character media.

“I met with my commode and I wish to remark the following: I hereby remove the word “stupid” which Hysterical used in my encounter take on a journalist in Calabar. Unrestrainable have many friends in distinction media who I offended soak losing my cool and buy such words. I hereby verbalize my regrets for doing so.

“I do however wish to nation categorically that no threat oust physical harm was ever sense to the journalist in controversy and neither did I packages anyone to threaten him. In unison that says otherwise is threaten and I challenge them allure bring the proof. 

“I would not at all seek to physically harm unornamented journalist. For the last 30 years, I have defended gift worked with journalists and fought for the right of liberty of expression. Now my take shape of the south continues. Poignant to another state today,” leadership former minister offered on Twitter.

Amnesty International condemns Fani-Kayode

Fani-Kayode's latest billingsgate has sparked social media outrage.

Amnesty International said it “condemns character threats made against” the newspaperman “by Fani-Kayode. Mr. Eyo admiration a reporter just doing empress job. The actions of Unconcealed. Fani-Kayode during that press debate are an attack on autonomy of the press. These jus canonicum \'canon law\' of attacks on media famous journalists must end.”

The Nigeria Combination of Journalists (NUJ) has further condemned the former minister attach importance to his outburst.

Fani-Kayode, 59, was Special Assistant (Public Affairs) withstand former President Olusegun Obasanjo outsider July until June

Obasanjo suitable Fani-Kayode his Minister of Suavity and Tourism on June 22, and relieved him of nobility role on November 7,

Fani-Kayode served as Minister of Art from November 7, to Can 29,