Atiku is bitter because Tinubu outsmarted him — Keyamo

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said the pain and bitterness displayed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar stem from his belief that President Bola Tinubu finally outsmarted him politically to secure the most coveted position of President.

In a statement, Keyamo said what we are witnessing with Atiku's recent tantrums against Tinubu, veiled as opposition heroics, is actually a higher form of depression in the field of mental health called agitated depression.

"Recall that President Bola Tinubu was Governor of Lagos State at a time when he was Vice-President of Nigeria and was generally regarded as politically ahead of President Tinubu in the pecking order of those who aspired to be President. This is not a forum to restate the political journey these two eminent politicians embarked upon when both left their offices as Vice President and Governor in 2007, both in union sometimes and in disunion some other times, with both of their eyes fixed on the ultimate prize.

"However, through a combination of fate, luck, divine interventions and political dexterity, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu finally clinched the Presidency AT THE FIRST TRY as against his never-ending ambition since 1993. Here lies his pain, anger, despair and depression," he said.

Keyamo reminded Atiku that, despite all the invectives he has poured on the President, power comes only from God Almighty, not from man.

The minister quoted Ecclesiastes 9:11, which states: "I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all."

Saying Atiku deserves pity, Keyamo urged those close to him to actually administer antidepressants to him.

"Rather than win supporters, he will lose most intelligent ones by his recent posturing.

"Atiku Abubakar urgently needs mental health support at this critical time as he finally peters out into political oblivion," he said.