Femi Fani-Kayode has once again cleared the air over the
statement made by Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, in an interview
on Channels TV two years ago.
Fani-Kayode was compelled to give a reaction after the video
went viral on Sunday with many reports claiming the allegation was recent.
In the interview, Amaechi had said Fani-Kayode ran away with
N2 billion given to him by the Rivers State government to fix a deplorable Port
Harcourt Airport runway.
Amaechi alleged that former Rivers State Governor, Peter
Odili, handed the money to Fani-Kayode.
Odili was governor of oil-rich Rivers State from 1999 to
2007, while Fani-Kayode served as Culture and Tourism Minister; and Aviation
Minister under former President Olusegun Obasanjo from 2006 to 2007.
“Those who shared in the corruption (of the past) are busy
dancing about it. Fani-Kayode, when he was Minister of Aviation, Dr. Peter
Odili’s government gave him N2 billion to fix the runway.
“It’s not there in the records of Aviation. I’m the minister
of Transportation, I have that record. It’s not there,” Amaechi said.
“He went away with the N2 billion. These are statements of
fact.” Amaechi insisted that as Rivers Governor from 2007 to 2015, he was privy
to the records before he became a federal minister.
“The runway was closed for two years and Fani-Kayode left
with the money. Is that the kind of character I will speak to? We are not on
the same level,” Amaechi added.
Reacting to the video and Amaechi’s statement, Fani Kayode
noted that the video of the interview trending on social media was recorded two
years ago.
Fani-Kayode, however, stated that the airport was re-built
and fully paid for by him when he was Minister of Aviation.
“Those who falsely asserted on @channelstv two years ago
that I did not build the runway and that I ran away with the 3 billion naira
that was used to build it are sick. We settled that matter in a debate on
@channelstv two years ago.
“The runway at Port Harcourt Int. Airport was re-built &
fully paid for by me when I was Min. of Aviation. If anyone has any doubts
about that, they should ask Julius Berger who were the contractors. The runway
was commissioned & the airport opened shortly after we left office,”
Fani-Kayode wrote on Twitter.
...Those who falsely asserted on @channelstv two years ago that I did not build the runway and that I ran away with the 3 billion naira that was used to build it are sick. We settled that matter in a debate on @channelstv two years ago.— Femi Fani-Kayode (@realFFK) February 9, 2020
Watch this:https://t.co/8wHO2uiqD4
The former aviation minister went further to share his
response to the allegation on Channels TV in 2018.
— Femi Fani-Kayode (@realFFK) February 9, 2020Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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