Senator Dino Melaye, the spokesperson for Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign has lambasted the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, over his recent outburst against the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate.
Keyamo had appeared on Channels TV on Friday to attack the former Vice President, condemning his presidential ambition.
The Minister said in an interview that Atiku has nothing to offer the country, stating that the PDP candidate lacks capacity to rule Nigeria as a president.
According to Keyamo, the Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, is far better than Atiku in terms of capacity and experience.
However, Senator Dino Melaye who was angered by Keyamo’s assertions, said the Minister lacks the moral bearings to attack Atiku.
Dino, a former PDP governorship aspirant in Kogi State and currently the spokesperson for Atiku’s 2023 presidential campaign, countered Keyamo, saying anyone who has served as Vice President is fit for the number one position.
In a video published on his social media handles, Dino challenged the minister to a debate where he vowed to breaking him (Keyamo) into pieces.
He said, “Ask Nigerians today, what portfolio is Keyamo holding? Many will tell you that they don’t even know the ministry he is working in because he is redundant, inactive, and not visible.
“Because he is not known as Minister, he is mistaking his officer as a Minister of State for the office of the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. No Nigerian who is educated, and intellectually okay will abuse the office of the Vice President of Nigeria.
“What Keyamo attacked is not Atiku Abubakar but the office of the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the number two office in this country.