“I’m same age with your mentor Tinubu” – Ngige in war of words with Faleke (Video)

There was a mild drama on the floor of the House of Representatives on Wednesday as the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige, and member representing Ikeja Federal Constituency, Lagos State, James Faleke, exchanged words.

Ngige, while being questioned by a committee of the House, said he was on the same level with the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu..

He noted that aside from being age mates with the former Lagos governor, he also had the same political achievements with him.

“Faleke, they said is up to 60. You are near my age, but I am at least seven years older than you. I’m sure. I am of the same age with your mentor in Lagos, Asiwaju. I was governor with him at the same time. He was a senator, and I was a senator. I am a two-time minister and he isn’t a two-time minister,” he said.

The lawmaker, in an apparent reference to the controversies that trailed Ngige’s election as governor of Anambra State, retorted that Tinubu won his own election “very well”.

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The minister then reminded Faleke, who was a former deputy governorship candidate of the APC in Kogi State, how his struggle to replace his running mate and governorship candidate, Abubakar Audu, was frustrated after the latter died shortly after they both won the election.

“Mr Minister, please respond,” Faleke fired back.

“I am responding. You yab me, I will yab you 10 times. I am a Lagos boy. You are just a small boy in Lagos. Look at this boy. Mushin boy is talking to a VI boy. I live in Victoria Island,” Ngige said.

If you don't know why Ngige is trending… kindly watch this video to see Ngige and Hon. Faleke Exchange Insults Over Bola @AsiwajuTinubu at House Hearing.#LayconVerified #bbnajia2020 FAAN #MassacreInAbuja pic.twitter.com/iSZpZcu2sy

— Urban Voice (@Urbanvoiceng) July 22, 2020

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