Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode
While speaking with journalists in
Osogbo, Osun State capital, after attending a campaign rally of the
Peoples Democratic Party, on Tuesday, Fani-Kayode insisted that some
members of the APC, particularly those from the North, were sponsoring
the operations of Boko Haram.
He said, “The APC in the North is the
political wing of Boko Haram in the northern part of Nigeria. This, I
have said before and no one among them was bold enough to challenge me. I
will continue to say it again and again. The northern elements in the
APC have to explain to all Nigerians why some of their leaders in the
North support, encourage and defend Boko Haram members.
“No member of the APC has been bold
enough to controvert what I said about their relationship with the Boko
Haram members in the North. I stand to be challenged if any of them has a
contrary view.”
Fani-Kayode, who recently defected from
the APC to the PDP, also said he had met with the people that matter in
the PDP including President Goodluck Jonathan and they had assured him
of an enabling stay in the ruling party.
He said he would work for the victory of
the PDP in the forthcoming governorship election in Osun State and
would also contribute to the victory of the party in the 2015 general
elections.
He added that the PDP remained the only national party in the country.
When asked to comment on his meeting
with President Jonathan, Fani-Kayode said, “I will not like to reveal
what we discussed in the secret. It was a closed- door meeting and let
us leave that for now.”
In his reaction to Fani-Kayode’s
comments, the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Alhaji Lai
Mohammed, told our correspondent that the party would rather spend its
time on more productive ventures than respond to the former aviation
minister’s allegations.
“We will not spend time again defending the obvious. We will rather spend our time on more productive ventures,” Mohammed said.
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