A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has\u00a0 announced his defection from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party to the yet-to-be-registered All Progressives Congress.<\/p>\n
In a post on his Facebook post, Mr. Fani-Kayode said he took the decision after he met with Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi earlier today.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had a meeting with Gov. Kayode Fayemi afterwards and I have just publicly and formally declared for the APC,\u201d the former minister said. \u201cFor me this is a great and historic day. Goodbye forever PDP.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said he met Mr. Fayemi after he chaired the public presentation of\u00a0 a book written by an old friend, Bunmi Aborishade, who now teaches journalism at the Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti.<\/p>\n
It is believed that the former minister\u2019s defection is not entirely surprising. Even while a member of the ruling party, Mr. Fani-Kayode, had become one of the dedicated critics of the President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration and has always been seen in the company of the leading lights of the opposition.<\/p>\n
The former minister is a loyalist of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo but it is not clear whether he sought the former president\u2019s counsel before defecting to the opposition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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