Bankrolling: Governors distance themself from controversial ex Minister of aviation Femi Fani Kayode stupidity of outburst on journalist
Nigerian governors, especially those for whom he said he was inspecting their projects have distanced themselves from the public ordeal of former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode following a calamitous press conference in Calabar Cross River State that has drawn massive backlash from citizens and civil society groups across the nation. The former special adviser to former President Olusegun Obasanjo had claimed that he visited six states across Nigeria over the last six weeks. However in a curious turn of events, none of the governors have spoken in defence of what Daily Trust newspaper described as “not only reprehensible, but also constitute a setback of press freedom, in a most dire form” after Fani-Kayode verbally harrassed the newspaper’s journalist and Calabar Correspondent, Eyo Charles. The governor of Cross River, Ben Ayade, in whose state the denigration of the journalist took place is yet to react. A source close to the governor, says he wants to distance hi...