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Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication and Social Media to Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike, has sharply rebuked Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist Dele Farotimi for his scathing criticism of Wike.

Farotimi, in a post on X on July 7, 2025, labeled Wike the “poster boy of the Nigerian ruining class,” accusing him of embodying the flaws of Nigeria’s political elite, describing him as “cacophonous, parasitic, narcissistic, Lilliputian, gluttonous, myopic, and untouched by any desire for immortality.”

In a fiery response on X, Olayinka dismissed Farotimi’s remarks, asserting that the lawyer had abandoned objective reasoning. Olayinka, known for defending Wike’s interests, argued that Farotimi’s critique was driven by personal bias rather than substantive analysis, accusing him of joining a “coalition of confusion” with ulterior motives.

This aligns with Olayinka’s prior defenses, such as his June 2025 rebuttals against Dele Momodu, where he accused critics of exploiting historical struggles for personal gain.

According to Olayinka, he said, "When as a lawyer and human rice and beans activist like DeleFarotimi, you have lost your sense of rational reasoning, you will be supporting, promoting, and defending a man who built no single school throughout his 8 years as governor, but attacking another man who built the law school that many of the law graduates that will be called to bar this week attended."

The clash reflects ongoing political tensions, with Farotimi’s comments echoing sentiments from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition, including figures like Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, who aim to challenge President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Olayinka’s retort underscores Wike’s camp’s strategy to counter opposition narratives, framing critics as misguided or opportunistic.

It's getting hotter, 2027 will be very interesting. Every packaged fraud will be exposed, no hiding place. They were here when he was Governor, crying, complaining and cussing him out but how they packaged him to sell to SW, SS, and the North is incredible .

There were already too many schools in anambra state so he instead focused on rehabilitation of the dying ones and enrolling more out of school kids into those institutions

That's the reason why today it takes an anambra state kid to score 138 in common entrance to gain admission into secondary schools but a kid in say ondo state will be required to score just 96 in the same examination to gain the same exact admission

Peter Obi's educational legacy projects shot his state high up the ladder what a true and wonderful leader 🤗

Are we still on this? He built no schools but renovated most of the abandoned schools.

In fact, he handed over the poorly run schools to the missionary and supported them financially so that by the time he was about to leave office Anambra public schools became some of the best in the country.

You can criticise Peter Obi for anything, but forget education because education is so dear to him.


Threads have been created here about the kinds of secondary schools in Anambra. That's why they always perform well in international competitions. https://www.nairaland.com/7680254/why-anambra-best-school-completion

https://www.nairaland.com/7250109/how-peter-obi-transformed-anambra

We at our great party ADC condemns Olayinka for playing politics without ideology.

Anambra has schools. So why build more schools? Just renovate and improve existing ones. That's what a wise person will do.

That Farotimi never no wetin dey do am. Farotimi is just harboring this unexplainable hatred for pbat. May God heal him

Peter Obi built a teaching hospital in Awka.

Let the babablu continue his lie.

Haba. At least he built hotels during his time as Governor. Take it easy on Obi now

Sorry for these data boys and 30k monthly hustlers. Una work too hard abegggg🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

The man is pained that Obi is so so good.. and no one in APC is as good as this man Obi...

Obi doesn't play to the gallery, he does what is right and not for the pictures..

Obi would rather expand a road than simply tar an old dilapidated narrow road.. same as soludo now..

They love to work instead of just eye service.....

SeeWahala:
There were already too many schools in anambra state so he instead focused on rehabilitation of the dying ones and enrolling more out of school kids into those institutions

That's the reason why today it takes an anambra state kid to score 138 in common entrance to gain admission into secondary schools but a kid in say ondo state will be required to score just 96 in the same examination to gain the same exact admission

Peter Obi's educational legacy projects shot his state high up the ladder what a true and wonderful leader 🤗

I don't know why it's very hard for them to comprehend.......what is the need of building new school while the old ones are unfunded?

And his state improved in education nationally and internationally.

I like the way una dey drag ech other dey wsh una dirty clothes 4 public.
Even though some persons are too blind to see these people for who they are.
2027 will be soooo interesting.

Being a man who is paid to insult and debunk opponents is nothing but a glorified data boy.

Lere is nothing but a corporate & glorified data boy..


It's nasty work!

Op, you rushed to be first to comment, just to spill bile on a thread you created, that desperation says it all.

But let’s get this straight: if performance, prudence, and integrity are now being called ‘packaging,’ then may Nigeria be fully rebranded.

The real frauds are those who needed, drug
money, bullion vans, forged certificates, identity thievery and non-stop propaganda to sell pure mediocrity as leadership.

2027 won’t just be interesting, it’ll be a full-blown unmasking.

Ayo Fayose really did a good job in donating this Lere guy who served as his Chief Press Secretary then as Governor to his bossom friend Nyesom Wike... Lere then was known for insulting everyone in the country then, he was Fayose's attack dog, the moment Lere grants an interview, it is not an objective one, but one built on insults for elders. He has freely donated his former media side to Wike, and the Lere guy hasn't disappointed a bit... What a donkey 😂😂

Cross carpeting is allowed but it comes at a price.

A man like Wike refused to cross carpet to APC full time but use state resources to pulverize PDP. This is the man who prides himself in public as a leader. One who uses coercion as a tool to avert public scrutiny and his aides have no shame to speak in public?

Democracy I have always maintained is a system that emboldens fraud.

Please I want to ask. Is Peter Obi the only presidential candidate? The opposition has been attacking him since 2023 even before the elections. Now they're in power they're still attacking him. Why?

I heard nwike gave 30k dollars to all 77 4 delegates in last election

Anywhere obi dey na there I go dey.

Na wahala to complete 40 characters .

SeeWahala:
There were already too many schools in anambra state.

MasterJayJay:
Anambra has schools. So why build more schools?

SmartPolician:
He built no schools

See them. Defenders of failure. Specialists in losses. Consultants on political mishap.

If you need a spokesperson, pick a hungry man. Don't pick just a hungry man, pick a hungry man from the region west of the south side.

Their loyalty knows no bound as long as their stomachs are full ... but beware..take the food away and theyll turn on you

Of all the governors of Peter Obi's set, he had the best educational policy and Anambra state is still reaping from the good seeds Peter Obi sowed in education.

A state that was then known for having only illiterate 'Emeka & sons' businessmen, suddenly started topping the charts in WAEC, JAMB, National and international examinations. Their students were going to the USA, UK, Korea, Japan and winning Academic laurels for Anambra and Nigeria.

The records and the facts are there.

Lere has obviously been introduced to the brand of ogogoro and gbana that Wike drinks and smokes.

Putindbutt:
It's getting hotter, 2027 will be very interesting. Every packaged fraud will be exposed, no hiding place. They were here when he was Governor, crying, complaining and cussing him out but how they packaged him to sell to SW, SS, and the North is incredible .

OP people like you cannot head a simple research team. Just because you eat crumbs from their table does not mean every patriotic fellow has low self esteem like you.

What a shame, how Wike has reduced politics and leadership to this despicable spectacle that we daily see.

Aside from bringing his home state, Rivers state, to its lowest period, he’s attempting to bring the nation to ruination with his uncontrolled comments. He completely stinks of shamelessness, greed, power intoxication, recklessness and foolishness.

Well, we must not forget the words “who the gods want to kill, they first make mad”. Even as renowned godfather of Lagos politics, Tinubu did not have to run mad to prove his political power in the state and the rest of the nation. Wike has lost respect completely from a lot of those who used to admire him.

Nonsense talk, he built no school yet Anambra state in Obi's time as governor keeps being first in education, even up till now that legacy is still traceable and is still carrying the state high. They still maintain first to fifth position in education till today.
You can't gaslight Obi with education, it's very difficult to defeat him in that aspect

Lere Olayinka and common sense are like two parallel lines that can never intersect

Very funny
2027 go sweet die
Wike vs obi vs Atiku vs tinubu