FANI-KAYODE: Nnamdi Kanu And I, Che Guevera And Fidel Castro In One

Fani-Kayode

Embattled chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and ex- Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has insisted that the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu  is the most courageous, powerful and credible Igbo leader in Nigeria today.

Recounting his encounter with Kanu in the cell during his 29- day detention, Fani- Kayode said that Kanu “is not just a combination of Owelle Nnamdi Azikwe and Dim Emeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu: he is a combination of Azikwe, Ojukwu and Major Kaduna Nzeogwu all rolled into one and no government can repress him.”


“Nnamdi and I, rather like Che Guevera and Fidel Castro at the beginning of the Cuban revolution, connected immediately and he won my trust, respect and admiration. If there is anyone that can truly build the much needed bridge between the South- West, the South-South and the South- East it is Nnamdi Kanu,” Fani-Kayode said.

Nnamdi Kanu

Apparently aware that he stirred the hornet’s nest by that description of Kanu, currently in detention over allegations of treason, Fani- Kayode said: “I believe that we must give honour to whom it is due.

Those that are upset at the fact that I spoke highly of the IPOB leader are misguided and, worst still, they lack vision, foresight and insight. “They not only lack the ability to perceive but they also lack the gift of discernment. Worse of all they are suffering from good old fashioned envy and they have been afflicted with the worst form of ignorance,” He said most of those vilifying him for his comments have never met the man Kanu, let alone know him.
 “I sat next to him for three solid hours in the most challenging and difficult circumstances. Like the great William Wallace of Scotland, I have no doubt that if it were necessary he would go as far as to sacrifice his very life in the struggle for freedom and independence for his Igbo people from the Nigerian state and from our internal colonial masters and for the establishment of his beloved Biafra.

“Very few Nigerian leaders have that level of selflessness and commitment and I admire it. I looked deeply into his eyes as we spoke and I touched and weighed his soul. I can tell you, without any fear of contradiction, that he is a profoundly good man who loves his Igbo people deeply.

New Telegraph