The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode to retract his comment alleging that the APC, through its National Publicity Secretary Lai Mohammed, condemned the Federal Government for proscribing the terror group Boko Haram or face a legal action.
In a statement issued in Lagos on Monday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said at no time did it issue a statement condemning the proscription of Boko Haram, and challenged Mr. Fani-Kayode to produce such a statement if he was so sure the APC issue it.
It quoted Alhaji Lai Mohammed as saying: ”I have caused my attorneys to formally write both Fani-Kayode and Channel television, where he made his allegation, to retract the statement and apologize, failing which I will sue for defamation of character.”
”Our position on Boko Haram has been well articulated for anyone who cares to know, but at no time did we condemn the government for proscribing it. When the state of emergency was declared on three northern states, we criticized it and we stand by that. But we did not condemn the proscription of Boko Haram. We are not Boko Haram sympathizers and we cannot be under any circumstance,” APC said.
The party also condemned Mr. Fani-Kayode’s description of Boko Haram as the armed wing of the APC, saying the statement is most irresponsible, uncharitable and without basis.
”Equally irresponsible and condemnable is Mr. Fani-Kayode’s deliberate distortion of statements made in the past by Gen. Muhammadu Buhari to mean that he or his party is a sympathizer of Boko Haram,” the party said.
It said Mr. Fani-Kayode’s latter day castigation of opposition politicians, after he returned to his vomit and repudiated all the damaging statements he made publicly in the past about the PDP and the Jonathan Administration, is not based on any altruistic considerations.
”It is common knowledge that Mr. Fani-Kayode has been charged by the Federal Government with money laundering. The trial is almost ending, and he knows he faces a certain jail term if convicted.
”It is therefore not impossible that Mr. Fani-Kayode may be seeking to ingratiate himself to the FG by using various media platforms to destroy the APC through accusing its leaders of being Boko Haram sponsors or that the party is bent on fielding a Muslim/Muslim ticket in next year’s presidential elections.
”Unfortunately, in his eagerness to please the FG and cut a deal to avoid going to jail, he has resorted to pathological lies aimed at calling the dog a bad name in order to hang it. Whatever evidence he has to prove that our party is a sponsor of Boko Haram, he should be prepared to tender such in court,” APC said. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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So APC accepted Fani even when they knew of his money laundry ofvences. On conviction they would have called it persecution. The APC has no integrity. They (APC & PDP) are just a bunch of power seekers that Nigerians must reject in order to survive
ReplyDeleteyes let the political bitch and coward be disgrace by court
ReplyDeleteFani is dodging conviction by playing the prostitute with PDP, he must pay for his stealing prawn as a minister.
ReplyDeleteAPC u ve started paying for yr evils
ReplyDeleteThey must pay for misleading nig to tink they are an alternative.
ReplyDeleteKayode is very correct. Call a spade a spade. When he was attacking GEJ. Mr lie lai didnt see anything wrong. Kayode has seen it all, in PDP and APC, has known which is the devil's advocate. PDP or APC? I think, he has seen PDP with a human face may be APC with a devilish face. Blood suckers. God will not allow group of disgrunted, distorted and vampires to win the election. Blood of innocent Nigerians killed by BK will hunt all of them and their families
ReplyDeleteThe truth is gradually coming out. But all those who plant evils for whatever reason must surely receive their reward from the Almighty God,The God of justice for those who kill by the sword must surely die by the sword. O to!
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