Former Aviation Minister and All Progressives Congress (APC) Chieftain, Femi Fani-Kayode, has received knocks online over multiple false claims about the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
Fani-Kayode during an interview on TVC’s Politics tonight on January 6, 2023, claimed Peter Obi ensured that Pentecostal Christians could not build churches during his administration in Anambra State, adding he discriminated against them.
In his words: “When he (Obi) was governor of Anambra state, he ensured that Pentecostal Christians could not even build churches, only Catholics. He discriminated”.
However, findings by the Centre for Democracy and Development West Africa and CDD Election War Room proved that FFK’s claims are untrue.
According to the fact-checkers, sources contacted in the state, including some pentecostal churches noted that they all thrived during the administration of Peter Obi as governor in Anambra.
Fani-Kayode also claimed that non-Igbo persons were not allowed to own a store in Anambra markets when Peter Obi was governor.
He said: “In Anambra state when he (Obi) was governor, no non-Igbo man could own a store in any of the markets there”.
Findings however show that the claim is false as checks revealed that non-Igbos owned stores in Anambra markets even during the administration of Peter Obi as governor of the State.
The checks earned Fani-Kayode criticism from many netizens.
@_nonsojoe wrote: “@realFFK I once revered you as a man of integrity who has good thoughts for Nigeria. I am ashamed you’ve allowed food to turn you into a perpetual liar who has no regard for his personal & family integrity. I can only pray you seek redemption and stop your wicked & evil way”
@CVIZIER wrote: “FFK has always been a liar. I grew up in Anambra, Onitsha to be precise. Been a pentecostal all my life and nothing of such happened during Obi’s tenure”
@sexy_nenye wrote: “Wait oo… So of all the politicians you chose to waste your energy on fact checking FFK? Everybody in the street knows he is a chronic liar na. Please don’t waste your precious time and resources on people like FFK, Reno, Festus, Dino, etc.”
@davsess wrote: “Is Fani Kayode their presidential candidate,it’s a waste of time.. Let the candidate
@officialABAT come out from his hideout and debate”
@UgoGod63 wrote: “For me, there is even no need to fact check any of his claims. Going by his antecedents I regard whatever he says as false. Zero integrity.”
@Nigeriantele wrote: “It’s a pleasure knowing that we have a community targeted at cross checking political facts in West Africa”
@Dan72030661 wrote: “Stop wasting your precious time on fact checking @realFFK … Even if he said anything reasonable, it will still not make sense because of his previous lies.”
@JakesOlasupo wrote: “FFK is just like most Tinubu’s supporters. Bigotry and gibberish”
