Former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has given
reasons he defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
Speaking on Channels Television programme, ‘Politics’, Femi
emphatically said he joined APC to achieve unity, peace and togetherness in
Nigeria.
When asked to comment on the statement he made in 2015
against President Muhammadu Buhari, the outspoken Femi opined that: “There is a
time to condemn and criticise people. There is also a time to come together,
work together to achieve unity”.
Recall that Femi had in 2015 condemned politicians that joined the ruling party, saying that he would rather die than join APC.
His words: “I am not surprised that @MObanikoro and
@iyiomisore have got their passports back from the EFCC and are now in
America.I do not blame them for joining the ruling party to avoid persecution.
Some are strong whilst others are weak. I would rather die than join APC or bow
to Buhari.
“We must stay strong and focused and refuse to be
distracted. We must enthrone justice, air play and equal opportunities for
every Nigerian regardless of his faith, ethnic nationality or circumstances of
birth. Ours is to speak for the weak, the poor, the voiceless and the
oppressed.”
However, holding on the above statement, Seun Okinbaloye,
Channels presenter asked Femi to give explicit reasons he defected, Femi
answered: “Joining APC now is the away forward, despite what people may think
about it.
“APC is a liberal party.
Allot has happened in APC over the years. The party has changed and
President has accommodated the change. Had the APC leadership not changed I
wouldn’t have joined them.
“I am doing the right
thing base on conviction and understanding. This is the right decision for me,
love me or hate me, it will not take anything away from me.
Speaking on his verbal attacks on Buhari, Femi said he spoke
against him from the outside, noting that he now know who Buhari is from the
inside.
His words: “I spoke against Buhari from the outside, now I
know him from the inside. I am not saying he is an angel or a demon. The APC I
was taking about that time is not same today. Let’s focus on unity, peace and
togetherness,” he said.
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