A former Minister of Aviation, Femi
Fani-Kayode, has described as saddening the defection of a former
Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, to the All
Progressives Congress.
Obanikoro and Fani-Kayode spent about a
month together in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission in October last year.
While Obanikoro was under investigation
for allegedly receiving N4.7bn from the Office of the National Security
Adviser, Fani-Kayode was prosecuted for allegedly receiving over N800m
when he was the spokesman for the Goodluck Jonathan Campaign
Organisation.
However, Fani-Kayode said it was unfortunate that Obanikoro would agree to join the camp of those who had been persecuting him.
Fani-Kayode wrote on his Facebook page,
“My brother, Musiliu Obanikoro’s decision to join the APC irks and
saddens me. I say this because I have always loved him and I care. You
cannot fight evil by joining it. You cannot bring light by entering the
darkness. You cannot find joy by partaking in the bread of sorrows.
“You cannot run away in the heat of
battle. You must have the courage of your convictions. Where is your
honour? Where is your strength? Where is your dignity? Where is your
self-respect? Where is your sense of self-worth?
“You and I are royalty. We are princes
and kings and children of the living God. We were taught and brought up
to fight to the end and never to bow to the enemy.
“We were taught never to flinch before
oppression. We were taught never to give in to our worst fears and to
those who hate us and who despise our people. We were taught never to
crawl on the floor and be slaves to our fellow men.”
Fani-Kayode said he was ready to die for his principles. He, therefore, advised Obanikoro to exhibit the same courage.
He said he would continue to oppose the Federal Government as this was the right thing to do.
Fani-Kayode said, “Always remember that
rebellion against a tyrant is an act of obedience to God. They may have
today but tomorrow belongs to us. Finally, take note of this: if you
are not ready to die for something, then you are not worthy of living
for anything.
“I would rather die a free man than live
a slave. And as long as I live, the Yoruba, nay the South, shall offer
some form of resistance to our collective oppressors and as surely as
God lives, we shall never be slaves.”
But an impeccable source close to
Obanikoro told one of our correspondents that the former minister had
only reconciled with his benefactor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
The source said, “Obanikoro has not
joined the APC for now but he has reconciled with his benefactor and
master, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. What is wrong about that?
“The imbroglio plaguing the People Democratic Party will break the party’s spinal cord.”
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