Festus Keyamo, junior labour minister and spokesman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, likened Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the ruling party, to Jesus Christ, the founder of Christianity.
Mr Keyamo made the blasphemous remark in a controversial tweet early Saturday morning, urging Christian to emulate the former Lagos State governor with a disputed age, health, background and source of wealth.
“The ability of @officialABAT to easily forgive those who’ve betrayed him continues to inspire millions of Nigerians,” Mr Keyamo said. “This is a special Christ-like quality and it’s a reflection of the type of tolerant President he would be. Many shepherds of the faith might do well to emulate him.”
The junior minister might be referring to his inclusion into the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council despite working against the aspiration of the former Lagos governor and supporting another aspirant of the party, Rotimi Amaechi, Transportation Minister, who trailed Mr Tinubu during the APC presidential primary.
His comparison has sparked reaction on Twitter, a popular social media micro-blogging platform where he made the claim and got tongue-lashed mostly by critics.
Below are few of the reactions that trailed his inciting comparison.
Just as he forgave Ambode who did no wrong other than performing as a governor.
— jude akhidenor ???????????????? (@JudeHeavenly) September 24, 2022
Christ-like but couldn't find a single Christian in the whole of North. Not One!!!!
Christ like and he went ahead to hire fake Bishops to desecrate the Church of God!
Dear Festus, don't blasphem against Christ by mentioning it in same Sentence with Tinubu.— Prince (@PrinceLince) September 24, 2022
Rubbish talk and politics make you compare our Lord Jesus Christ to a drug baron?
— @ BA (@aja_engr) September 24, 2022
Look at this tweet.
Imagine anyone daring to compare Obi to Prophet Mohammed. We all know what will happen but look at this sacrilegious tweet from @fkeyamo https://t.co/WZLcEyUJ8l— Ayekooto (@thebardogbamola) September 24, 2022
This is how Christians like Keyamo drag Christianity in the mud. Keyamo will never try to compare Tinubu with prophet Mohammed but look at how he dares compare Tinubu with Christ. https://t.co/WZLcEyUJ8l
— Ayekooto (@thebardogbamola) September 24, 2022
Christ-like quality? The man is Muslim guy. I know I can't have Mohammed-like qualities as a Christian. It's this type of gaslighting that I detest the most from APC. https://t.co/AWZlhaEmAD
— Dash™ ???? (@147_dash) September 24, 2022
So Tinubu's ability to easily forgive will strengthen the naira, reduce insecurity, corruption and make Nigeria a better place? Who made this guy a SAN??? https://t.co/0vPXMkkPfO
— IFEANYICHUKWU ☢️ (@Myka_veli) September 24, 2022
