By Olufemi Adejuyigbe, IBADAN
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, is now a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Kogi state Governor Yahaya Bello has announced.
Fani-Kayode, a chieftain of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, recently visited Governor Bello and Yobe state Governor Mai Mala Buni, who chairs APC caretaker committee, a visit interpreted by political pundits as move to dump the PDP.
In a video that went viral on Wednesday, Bello said Fani-Kayode would contribute his quota to making the APC greater, promising that he would not be discriminated against.
Governor Bello says: “Our brother and friend, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has joined our party in good faith.
“He’s joining our party to come and add his own positive energy and make contributions into ensuring that APC is a party to beat.
“Remember Chief Femi Fani-Kayode was a foundation member of this great party.
“Due to misunderstanding, he decided to port elsewhere before.
“Now he has decided to join our party, approached me and by the mandate given to me by our party, I must not segregate, I must not discriminate against any individual, even if he has his different opinion about the party before, about the government before and he has seen the light, the reality and the need to join the APC.
“So Chief Femi Fani-Kayode you are welcome to our party.
“Come and make your contributions and ensure that the party is greater than any individual in Nigeria.”
Prompt News recalls that Fani-Kayode was a member of the APC before defecting to the PDP.
He headed the media and publicity committee of the Jonathan/Sambo presidential campaign organisation ahead of the 2015 general election.
