{"id":38478,"date":"2021-03-06T17:45:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-06T17:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=38478"},"modified":"2021-03-06T16:40:11","modified_gmt":"2021-03-06T16:40:11","slug":"defection-to-apc-fani-kayode-reserves-right-to-or-not-to-leave-pdp-gov-bello","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/defection-to-apc-fani-kayode-reserves-right-to-or-not-to-leave-pdp-gov-bello","title":{"rendered":"Defection to APC: Fani-Kayode reserves right to or not to leave PDP \u2013 Gov Bello"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has given a possible reason why the Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, Fani-Kayode, refused to dump the party for the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC.<\/p>\n

Bello who was a guest on Channels TV on Saturday said Fani-Kayode had a rethink of what life and Nigeria are all about.<\/p>\n

Recall that Yahaya Bello had last month confirmed Femi Fani-Kayode\u2019s intention to join APC.<\/p>\n

koiHowever, after several reconciliation meetings with the PDP National Working Committee, NWC, the former Aviation Minister said leaving PDP was never an option.<\/p>\n

He had said, \u201dWhatever issues there may have been, have been resolved. We are moving forward as one. I never left the PDP. I am in PDP and I am proud to be here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bello in reaction to Kayode\u2019s statements said, he and Fani-Kayode are brothers and are partnering to ensure there is peace and tranquillity in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Chief Femi Fani-Kayode that everybody knows by the time he met me, I think he had a rethink of what life is all about and what Nigeria is all about, and you can see the mix so far, we are able to broker peace between the Amalgamated Union of Traders and our other aggrieved brothers.<\/p>\n

\u201cHim joining the APC is at his own volition; him not joining, is at his own volition, political party divide has nothing to do with both of us working for the unity, peace and progress of this country, that\u2019s what I know,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has given a possible reason why the Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, Fani-Kayode, refused to dump the party for the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC. 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