2023: Buhari’s fresh support for Tinubu triggers Twitter war between Keyamo, Dogara

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara and the Minister of State for Employment, Labour and Productivity have engaged in war of words on Twitter.

The fresh altercation was triggered by President Muhammadu Buhari declaration that Ahmed Bola Tinubu would be the next president at a presidential campaign rally in Nasarawa.

Buhari’s pronouncement was seen as a major support and a moral booster to Tinubu’s quest for presidency since he emerged as the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, particularly as Buhari has never been seen making this kind of declaration.

Irked by the pronouncement, Yakubu Dogara on his micro blogging site described Buhari’s assurance as a joke taken too far, saying will not win.

Keyamo, who is a spokesman for the Tinubu-Shettima Campaign Council, had in a tweet on Sunday morning referred to Dogara as a “political prostitute, wanderer and back-stabber.”

“My brother and law schoolmate, @YakubDogara, this tweet is beneath you. You are actually pained by the support of PMB for @officialABAT, two leaders who have stayed true to their beliefs and causes, unlike the political prostitute, wanderer & back-stabber that you’ve always been,” Keyamo wrote.

Responding to the tweet, Dogara said, “My brother, I have a name for you but because it’s not a good one, I won’t say it as a cost of friendship. Yes, we were mates at Law School but I am waiting for you to win a councilorship election first so we can be mates in politics. Learn to punch below your weight category.”

In a fresh response, Keyamo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), wrote: “My brother, it is sad you think everyone must be rated by elections won and lost. You’ve just insulted millions of Nigerians in their various fields of endeavour. Let me remind you that I’ve reached the height of our profession & you must learn to respect your senior at the bar!”

My brother, it is sad you think everyone must be rated by elections won and lost. You’ve just insulted millions of Nigerians in their various fields of endeavour. Let me remind you that I’ve reached the height of our profession & you must learn to respect your senior at the bar! https://t.co/V0Lks1js6Q

— Festus Keyamo, SAN (@fkeyamo) February 5, 2023