A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has slammed what he described as a vicious media campaign against the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle.
Writing via his verified X handle on Thursday, Fani-Kayode said the attacks, allegedly orchestrated by the opposition, on Matawalle were shameless and nauseating.
He stated that the minister had demonstrated exceptional loyalty to President Bola Tinubu and commitment to the fight against terrorism since assuming office.
According to him, the partnership between Matawalle and the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, had yielded significant gains in the counter-terrorism war.
“The combination of him and NSA Nuhu Ribadu has resulted in the killing of more terrorists in the last two years than in the previous eight put together,” he said.
The ex-Aviation Minister, however, faulted what he described as government officials’ reluctance to publicize security successes, saying, “My only grouse is that, for some reason, they do not make this public and let the world know about it, which I think they should.”
He urged Matawalle to remain focused and ignore attempts to discredit him, saying the minister’s courage and toughness in confronting enemies of the state had earned him respect.
“I urge my friend and brother, Matawalle, to remain focused, to continue the good work, and to ignore the ‘bad belle’ distractions despite all efforts to discredit and undermine him,” he wrote.
