Wednesday 9 November 2016

Fayose Visits Fani-Kayode In Detention At EFCC

Governor Ayo Fayose on Tuesday said the continued detention of former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani Kayode by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is an act of vendetta.

Speaking with newsmen after his visit, the governor called on the federal government to stop playing god and allow the former minister to enjoy bail earlier granted to him by the court.

The governor questioned the rationale behind Fani-Kayode's continued detention since the EFCC has resolved to arraign him on November 10.

He said: “The continued detention of the former minister was to demoralize him but unfortunately, the man was in high spirit when I met him.

“He is not worried, after all, a man must be brave. We share prayer together that this persecution will come to pass and it will surely come to pass.

“I am here to visit and identify my friend, Chief Fani-kayode. I came into Abuja yesterday and I am being my brother’s keeper, and I felt that within the 24 hours that I will spend in Abuja I have to visit him.

“I met him in an office. They brought him in an office to see me. He is in good spirit. But when you state, there are two different issues. If you say state of mind, he is in good spirit. But I don’t accept where he sleeps and the condition in which he is kept but speaking with, he is in good spirit."

He continued, "It is obvious that the commission has made up their mind to charge him on the November 10. And it shows that they have made up their mind even before I visited him. He has been granted bail before and I would have expected them to allow him to go and come back since he didn’t run away. So I just believe that this over zealousness will cease and get better.”

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