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Fani-Kayode reacts as APC suspends Gov Fayemi for hosting him

chuks oti

Sep 25, 2020

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Femi Fani-Kayode, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has condemned the suspension of Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi on Friday.

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Fayemi was suspended by the State Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for 'numerous anti-party activities.

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The party had in a statement claimed that Fayemi hosted a bigwig of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Femi Fani-Kayode, five days before the Edo Election, during which they planned a coup against Edo APC.

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But speaking shortly before the suspension, Fani-Kayode said the suspension was absurd as Fayemi was a loyal member of the APC.

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He tweeted, "@kfayemi is a loyal member of @OfficialAPCNg whilst I am in @OfficialPDPNig. Accusing him of "anti-party activities" & attempting to suspend him from his party because I visited him to discuss national & SW issues is absurd. Is it "anti-party" to meet with a friend of over 30 years?

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"Is it "anti-party" to attempt to engender peace in our nation & to build bridges across regional, ethnic, religious and party lines? Is it "anti-party" to practice politics without bitterness?

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"We must accept the fact that talking to those that we do not agree with politically is something that ought to be encouraged. Politics is not war!"

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