Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode |
He said that while others are bowing down and worshiping Baal and also betraying their people, he will never bow. According to him, he said that he will continue to be a nightmare and source of deep sorrow to oppressors no matter what it will cost him.
His words "I am not a racist or a tribalist. Neither am I a religious bigot or a hater of non-Christians. I believe in the unity of Nigeria but that unity can only be based on one premis: the equality of every tribe, no matter how big or small, and the equality of every faith.
"Those that tamper with that premis and that enthrone their tribe and faith above others are the enemies of our unity and not me. It is only in Nigeria that the victims are regarded as the villains and the oppressors are regarded as the heroes.
"I am not averse to intergration but I am against hegemony and ethnic and religious domination. If that makes me a separatist or a secessionist then so be it. I offer no apology and I have no regrets for speaking for the millions that cannot speak for themselves and for having the courage of my convictions.
"If others are ready to forget who and what they are, I am not. If others are ready to bow before Baal, I am not. If others are ready to prostitute their principles, bury their conscience, jettison their values, betray their people, sell their souls and serve the devil, I am not.
"The Bible says, "what profiteth a man to gain the world and lose his soul?" I would rather take the long and hard road of piety, humility, courage, struggle, persecution, misrepresentation and suffering and preserve my precious and eternal soul than take the easy road of compromise and slavish capitulation and lose my salvation.
"I reject and break the chains of servitude and bondage which the enemies of God and the adversaries of humanity seek to place on me and mine. I refuse to bend the knee to those that seek to conquer, subjugate and enslave me and my people.
"As long as I live I will continue to be a nightmare and a source of deep sorrow, anxiety and pain for the oppressor and those that believe that my people and I are nothing but serfs and slaves. That is my calling. That is my mission. And whatever the cost, as long as the Lord is with me, I shall do it till the end.