Just In: I am ready to dump PDP — Fani Kayode discloses

Former Aviation Minister Chief Femi Fani Kayode has disclosed his readiness to dump the People's Democratic Party (PDP), if it takes away its party structures in Cross Rivers State a lway from Governor Ben Ayade, in what he claims as an attempt to humiliate the Governor.

Kayode warned the party against undermining the Governor, saying should the PDP proceed with its plans, he along side others, are ready to call it quits.



He said, "It would be a big mistake for the National Working Commitee of the PDP to take the party structures in his state away from Ben Ayaade, the Governor of Cross Rivers state, and hand them over to anyone else. If this is done and Ayaade leaves the party be rest assured that many of us will leave with him.

"You cannot and must not undermine a sitting Governor or attempt to humiliate him in his own state and before his people. Some of those that are advocating and behind this nonsense would never allow it to happen in their own states. A word is enough for the wise.



"No-one, no matter how big or powerful, should think that they own the PDP. If there is any attempt to undermine Ayaade it will spark off a crisis in the party that will split it right down the middle and the consequences will not be limited to Cross Rivers state."

Kayode's change in tune is believed to not be unconnected with his recent conferment of chieftaincy title in Zamfara State by the Emir of Shinkafi.


In his last visit to Zamfara State despite his spat with former Governor Abdulazeez Yari, Kayode was turbaned with the chieftaincy title 'Sadaukin Shinkafi', by the Emir Of Shinkafi, Alhaji Muhammad Makwash, a move which generated huge controversy leading to resignation of some chiefs believed to be loyalists of Yari.