APC CONVENTION: Why I Wore Abia Delegate Muffler - Fani-Kayode | DETAILS
Faith Ukanwa
Mar 28, 2022
APC CONVENTION: Why I Wore Abia Delegate Muffler - Fani-Kayode | DETAILS
Former minister for Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has reacted to the confusion trailing a muffler tagged Abia delegate which he wore at the March 26, APC National Convention in Abuja.
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According to Fani-kayode, he was not aware of the inscription on the muffler which was given to him by a friend.
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Clearing the air, Femi Fani-Kayode wrote on his social media handle:
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ON A LIGHTER NOTE: There I was sitting down quietly in my corner at the APC convention when a friend of mine came and placed an innocuous but beautiful little scarf around my neck which had "Abia state delegate" written on it.
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I didn't even know what was written on the scarf until I saw the now famous picture plastered all over the social media today.
Apart from that my friend and brother, the brilliant Dr. Reuben Abati, asked me about it during a live interview with Arise Television this afternoon. It was actually his first question.
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The question made me laugh and when I later saw others asking the same question all over the social media coupled with all manner of strange commentary I literally rolled all over the floor with even more laughter. All of this attention and interest over the words that were printed on a scarf?
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I wonder how my good friend and big brother Chief Emenike, one of the key leaders of our party from Abia state, felt when some said I was now claiming to be from Abia and that I was representing Abia at the convention.
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For the record I registered for the party in Abuja and I was not a delegate for Abia.
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I was there as a leader of the party from FCT and also as a member of the Media and Publicity Committee for the Convention. And what a great day and convention it was!
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What baffles me is this singular obsession that many people from all over the country appear to have about me.
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Anything and everything to do with FFK becomes an issue and a subject of intense interest and scrutiny with them.
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The color of my shoes, trousers, hair and eyes is the object of their interest and they simply cannot do without talking about me.
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Worse of all all manner of strange thoughts and fantasies take place when they look at my pictures. I guess it is each to his own.
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If looking at FFK's pictures gives you joy and makes it a better day for you then so be it.
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Meanwhile I love all the attention. It keeps me looking young and puts a smile on my face.
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And yes I am from every part of Nigeria including Lagos, Osun, FCT, the North and the South.
I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody.
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Love you all.
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— Faith Ukanwa