"I listened to the interview and I was flabbergasted that such statements could be made by no less a person than the Vice President and sadly, he is reducing the office of the vice president to a child’s play…we are told that these days clowns are no more in high demands but you can find a lot in our political discourse and I think clearly that was what he demonstrated” said Murtala Mohammed, former Member of Parliament (MP) for Nantong constituency in the Northern Region.