Why we accepted Fani-Kayode despite his war against Buhari – Presidency

The Nigerian presidency has said that the former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode had said unforgivable and unpardonable things against President Muhammadu Buhari prior to his (FFK) recent defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

In a recent statement by President Buhari’s spokesman, Femi Adesina, the presidency said Fani-Kayode has however, received mercy and forgiveness from the Nigerian leader.

The human rights lawyer, who was a major critic of the current administration, last week shocked Nigerians when he officially dumped the Peoples Democratic Party for the APC.

He was received into the party by President Buhari.
The move has, however, triggered backlash from concerned Nigerians as many lambasted FFK, describing his nature of politics as unstable.

However, in the statement, Femi Adesina claimed that his principal, demonstrated the attribute of God by forgiving Fani-Kayode all his previous attacks.

The statement reads in part, “Between last week and now, vitriol poured by FFK on anybody with the slightest affinity to APC has been dug up serially.

“He has said things straight from the gutters, things that the natural man would call unforgivable and unpardonable.

“Against President Buhari, the first family, Yusuf Buhari whom he wished had died when the latter had an almost fatal bike accident, APC as a party, the government, leaders of the party, groups and individuals. Even this writer has suffered horrid descriptions from FFK in many write-ups.

“Buhari showed him mercy, dropping like gentle rain from heaven, when he could have otherwise spat into the sky, collecting the spittle with his own face. Was that not what me and you would have done? Confess.

“We would have told FFK to go to hell, and stay there. But Buhari didn’t. He displayed an attribute of God: forgiveness”.

Femi Fani-Kayode has been married four times. His first marriage was to Saratu “Baby” Atta in 1987 and they were divorced by 1990. They have one daughter whose name is Oluwafolake. The second marriage was to Yemisi Olasunbo Adeniji in 1991 but they were divorced by 1995.