The Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose,
Tuesday said the continued detention of these former Minister of Aviation, Femi
Fani Kayode by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and
described his continued detention was an act of vendetta. Speaking with newsmen
after his visit, the governor called on the federal government to stop playing
god and allow the former minister to enjoy bail earlier granted to him by the
court.
The governor questioned the
rationale behind the former ministers continued detention since the EFCC has
resolved to arraign him on November 10. “The continued detention of the former
minister was to demoralize him but unfortunately, the man was in high spirit
when I met him. “He is not worried, after all, a man must be brave.
We share
prayer together that this persecution will come to pass and it will surely come
to pass. “I am here to visit and identify my friend, Chief Fani-kayode. I came
into Abuja yesterday and I am being my brother’s keeper, and I felt that within
the 24 hours that I will spend in Abuja I have to visit him. “I met him in an office.
They brought him in an office to see me.
He is in good spirit. But when you
state, there are two different issues. If you say state of mind, he is in good
spirit. But I don’t have accept to where he sleeps and the condition in which
he is kept but speaking with, he is in good spirit. The governor hinted that
former Minister would be charged to court on November 10. He said “it is
obvious that the commission has made up their mind on charge him on the
November 10.
And it shows that they have made up their mind even before I
visited him. He has been granted bail before and I would have expected them to
allow him to go and come back since he didn’t run away. So I just believe that
this over zealousness will cease and get better.” On concerns over recent spates
of high profile visits to the anti-graft facility he said” these people are
only accused. An accused person are at liberty to be visited even people
convicted are to be visited.
They are human beings it is there right to be
visited. “Are you saying that people should be locked away without access to
family and friends that would be abuse to human rights. There is a difference
between being accused and found guilty. After from that even if you are found
guilty people still have a right to visit you.”
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