Femi
Fani-Kayode, former Minister of Aviation, has explained his presence in court
on Monday during the commencement of the court trial of Ayodele Fayose, Governor
of Ekiti State, for alleged corruption.
On Monday,
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Fayose on an
11-count charge bordering corruption and abuse of office to the tune of N30.8
billion.
Fani-Kayode
was there to watch it all happen, and he told SaharaReporters: "What I’m
doing here is to support Ayo Fayose and I’m a sound believer in the unity of
this country — also for the love of this country.
"I’m a
lover of justice and I know it is important that people summon courage just
Iike Fayose and to know that loyalty is a virtue. I’m loyal to my friends and
country, and Fayose is one because he stood by me in time of trouble and I will
in his troubled time. I believe it is important to learn a lesson from
this." See Also
On the
unveiling of Musiliu Obanikoro, who used to be the in Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) with Fayose, as one of the 17 witnesses to testify against the Governor,
Fani-Kayode said: "I believe it is important to learn lesson from this,
that friends sometimes are not real friends.
"Friends
that will stand by you in terms of trouble are the real one and I’m a friend to
Fayose... to show solidarity with him and to let him understand that he is not
alone because I really know what he is passing through."
He accused
APC of witch-hunting the opposition, saying: "Every PDP leader has been
subjected to some prosecution or the other. They prosecute the enemies and protect
their friends and therefore it is important to be with Fayose because our only
hope lies in God and the justice of the system.
"I have
every confidence in this country and also that it is important that one looks
for the taste of real justice. I don’t want people to be convicted on the pages
of newspapers. Let’s see how it goes; I stand with the innocence of this
man."
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