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Defection: Femi Fani-Kayode may emerge as APC spokesperson

September 20, 2021September 20, 2021 Aminu Imam

…As ex-minister gets automatic waiver, heads think-tank ahead 2023 Former Aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, who defected to the All Progressives Congress, (APC), from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), may emerge as the National Publicity Secretary of the ruling party at its next National Convention slated for between November/ December this year. According to sources, aside that, the former minister has been confirmed to have earned an automatic waiver even as a pro-North political pressure think-tank has secretly made Fani-Kayode its National Coordinator ahead of the 2023 presidential race. The…

Fani-Kayode�s defection: “APC rewards enemies” � APC chieftain, Igbokwe

September 18, 2021September 18, 2021 Aminu Imam

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos, Joe Igbokwe, says the ruling party rewards and pampers enemies. Igbokwe made the comment in reaction to the defection of former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC. Recall that on Thursday, Fani-Kayode was formally presented to President Muhammadu Buhari as a new member of the APC. Commenting on Fani-Kayode�s defection via a series of posts on his Facebook page, Igbokwe said many APC members have not been rewarded despite their loyalty to the…

“God told me to join APC” -� Fani-Kayode

September 17, 2021September 17, 2021 Aminu Imam

�Says he is wooing Oyo, Bauchi, Enugu governors to join party Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress, (APC). Fani-Kayode made the declaration at the Presidential Villa, Abuja after he was presented to President Muhammadu Buhari as a member of the APC. The former spokesman of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council was introduced to the president by Yobe State governor and Chairman of the APC National Caretaker Committee, Mai Mala Buni and his Zamfara State counterpart, Bello…

“Pantami is now my friend, you can go and die” � Femi Fani Kayode blasts critics

August 22, 2021August 22, 2021 Aminu Imam

A few months after disparaging the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isah Pantami, former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has fiercely defended his attendance of the wedding of President Muhammadu Buahri�s son, Yusuf, in Kano on Friday where he was seen hobnobbing and taking pictures with Pantami. Recall that last in April, in the heat of an allegation that Pantami was an open sympathizer of terrorist groups, Fani-Kayode, otherwise known as FFK, had come out firing from all cylinders, describing the Minister as a �Jihadist� and supporter of killer…

Insecurity: Fani-Kayode warns southerners of impending doom, if�

March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 Aminu Imam

Former Aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has cautioned Southerners of impending doom if they continue to mock Northerners concerning the incessant kidnappings, banditry. Femi Fani-Kayode, on his Twitter page, he wrote: �Southerners that mock the north and laugh at the travails they are going through in the hands of terrorists, are ignorant and shortsighted. �The fire that is burning down your neighbour�s house will end up burning yours as well if you do not help him to put it out. Stop gloating!� he concluded. “Southerners that mock the north & laugh…

�Be careful, Bala Moh’d not among terrorist govs.’, Fani-Kayode replies Ortom

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 Aminu Imam

The former minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, says it is uncharitable for Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State to label his Bauchi State counterpart, Bala Mohammed, as a �terrorist governor�. Fani-Kayode made this known in a string of tweets on Monday night, hours after Ortom called Mohammed a Fulani terror member for saying herdsmen bear AK-47 rifles for self-defence. Fani-Kayode wrote, �To call Bala a terrorist is unacceptable and erroneous. I doubt that has ever killed a chicken let alone a human being. �We must choose our battles wisely and…

APC defection: “I�ve not left PDP”, Says Femi Fani-Kayode

February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 Aminu Imam

Former Aviation minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has denied claim that he has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC). He made the denial in a short statement issued after a video by Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello that he had accepted to join APC went viral today. However, the former minister said though he has been involved in consultations with members of the ruling party, he has not made up his mind on whether to dump the PDP. �Though we have had meetings across…

Just In! “I�ve not left PDP”, says Fani-Kayode

February 10, 2021February 10, 2021 Aminu Imam

Former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has denied claim that he has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC). He made the denial in a short statement issued after a video by Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello that he had accepted to join APC went viral today. However, the former minister said though he has been involved in consultations with members of the ruling party, he has not made up his mind on whether to dump the PDP. �Though we have had meetings across…

Don�t admit Fani-Kayode into APC, PGF DG warns Buni

February 10, 2021February 10, 2021 Ishaku Yohanna

By Godwin Amunde The Director General of the Progressive Governors Forum, (PGF) – the umbrella body of all governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC) – Dr. Salihu Lukman has cautioned the leadership of the APC against admitting former Aviation minister and chieftain of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) Femi Fani Kayode into the party. Lukman issued the warning in a statement titled �APC: Reminder about Our Values,� released to newsmen in Abuja, on Tuesday. The PGF DG described as disturbing, the circulation of…

Femi Fani-Kayode moves to dump PDP for APC

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 Aminu Imam

� Ganduje’s aides frown A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode may be on his way back to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) six years after he left for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Sources close to him informed newsmen he met with chairman, Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) Gov. Mai Mala Buni and Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello at a Guest House in Abuja. It was learnt that the closed- door meeting, which lasted for about an hour may not be unconnected with fine tuning plans for the return…