“I stood with Governor Ayodele Fayose because, unlike most, he has immense courage,” Femi Fani-Kayode, a former aviation minister explains in a statement to The Trent on Saturday, September 30, 2017.
The statement comes amidst criticism over his support for the fiery governor of Ekiti who declared his intention to run for president in 2019 this week.
“We come from completely different backgrounds and we do not agree on everything but we have a similar disposition and we share the same perspective on most things,” the prominent thought leader wrote.
Chief Fani-Kayode went on to extol Governor Fayose saying, “He is not bound up in fear and he is not chained down by political correctness. He speaks the raw and bitter truth and he stands up for the weak and the defenceless.”
Then, he went spiritual, saying, “Like me he moves in the prophetic and his source of strength is the Spirit and power of God.
“We both love God and we are both men of strength, courage, faith and destiny.
“The Spirit of David and Jehu runs through us both. We neither fear death nor incarceration and we hate injustice, evil and oppression.”
The two-time minister who served under former President Olusegun Obasanjo also praised the governor for his record in Ekiti State.
“The truth is that he has done an excellent job in his Ekiti State and he has consistently and fearlessly stood against the evil of the Buhari administration and constantly kept them on their toes,” he wrote.
“He is a Yoruba man who has the courage and conviction to say that he wants to be president. Why would I not stand with him and attend the launching of his campaign?
“I believe that he would make an excellent president and effect the necessary changes and restructuring that our country desperately needs.
“I am very proud of Ayo Fayose and I never desert or abandon my friends. He is and will always be my friend and brother,” he ended his statement.
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