Fani-Kayode, Obasanjo's Minister In N20 Million Scandal



Another prominent ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo’s Minister and one time spokesperson, Chief Femi Fanny Kayode is under close radar for his plot to bribe a vocal section of the Nigeria media in order to kill a scandalous movement of $240,000 recently discovered on one Ms. Chioma Ansoh on her way to London.



Ms. Ansoh for a long time has been suspected to be romantically involved with the garrulous son of former Deputy Premier of the defunct Western Region, Chief Fanny Kayode, aka "Fanny Power". Even when it is obvious that Nigeria’s first republic politicians were shamelessly corrupt, their children teeth continue to be set on edge. The amount alleged to have been set aside by Femi Fani- Kayode is conservatively put at a modest N20 Million.



The minister’s rumored mistress was said to have assisted the Obasanjo’s associate in moving huge sums of money totaling about $8 Million in the past during several trips abroad. Obviously, things did not work according to premeditated plans during her last trip. According to the well known e-publication, saharareporters.com, she was busted at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Even all the “Fanny Powerful” connection could not redeem her.



Saharareporters.com had reported that the ex-minister who had breached protocols by not subjecting his mistress to the routine check and security clearance had followed his lover to the airplane. A dedicated custom officer who noticed the breach protested and when checks were conducted, the large sums popped out of the bag.



The former minister, according to Saharareporters on learning about the development had swiftly returned back to the airport to plead with the customs officials to keep the incident under wrap as he would not want to jeopardize a chance of joining the President Musa Yar’Adua’s cabinet.



Sources informed Pointblanknews.com that Fani-Kayode’s desperations stem from the fact that he had been promised by ex-President Obasanjo that he has been included among those to serve the Yar’Adua’s administration



Already, aides of the former Aviation Minister are said to have started reaching out to some Nigerian Editors pleading that the publication of the $240,000 scandal may ruin the ex-ministers chances of being part of the new administration.



Besides ferrying large sums on behalf of Fani-Kayode, the mistress is said to be the one who send anonymous text messages to the former Minister’s perceived critics during his days of notoriety as Spokesman for President Obasanjo. One of the recipients of the text, Colonel Abubakar Umar had received “God will punish you” on his cell phone when he criticized Fani-Kayode. Fanny Kayode compounded ex-President Obasanjo’s problems concerning the latter’s third term bid for the presidency. Fanny kayoed was always providing nebulous and embarrassing explanations for Obasanjo’s third term quest.


No one knows what clear justification he would have for his present attempt to placate the Nigerian media.


Appointment of children of Nigeria’s former politicians has always been a source of worry to the generality of Nigerians particularly in the case of Fanny Kayode who was rumored to have at one time been hooked on drugs while schooling in England and later upon return to Nigeria. His mental agility is not too clear.

Nigerians raised concern that ex-president Obasanjo and his cohort are trying to create an indelible political dynasty in Nigeria where if the original power player is no alive for recycling, then their ghost could be exhumed in their living offspring no matter how bad the legacies of the forebears.


Soon after, the story went out Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode sent Saharareporters an unsolicited invitation for a “private meeting” with him in Abuja, NIGERIA OFFERING TO FLY OUR EDITORS TO NIGERIA FROM THE US.

Though we offered Femi Fani-Kayode our platform to DO a rejoinder or rebuttal, his people insisted that he wants a “private meeting” with Saharareporters. We need to inform Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode that it is NOT our style to meet in private with subjects of our investigative reports.

We hope that he will soon call a press conference to tell the Nigerian public what transpired on British Airways flight to London with Chioma Ansoh, the same way he hurriedly called a press conference to address an alleged explosive device found on a local flight, (as he later claimed) despite pressures from above not to do so.

If Mallam Umar Yar’adua could investigate the disappearance of N21 million at the Police headquarters and also recalled Nigeria’s military attaché to India over suspicion of money laundering, there is no way Femi Fani-Kayode who once poked his hands in the face of former Vice President Atiku at a Federal Executive Council (FEC) accusing him of corruption should be allowed to get away with money laundering!

culled from sahara reporters


This was the same man that accused atiku abubakar of corruption at an fec meeting

So this guy can be so humble as to request for "private meeting". Why didnt he tongue-lash Sahara Reporters the way he had done in the past to people who are old enough to be his father. The chicken has definitely come home to roost. Now that one of their own is involved, lets see what Ribadu handles it.

Where is the link?

desgiezd:

So this guy can be so humble as to request for "private meeting". Why didnt he tongue-lash Sahara Reporters the way he had done in the past to people who are old enough to be his father. The chicken has definitely come home to roost. Now that one of their own is involved, lets see what Ribadu handles it.

Ribadu for wia? a beg una no no say na obasanjo still be president, noting go hapen for did one. dem for don use presidential plane like dem do for andy uba!

Source o! the story though very likely sounds a bit far fetched 20million bribe on $240k = about 31 million?
oh well, with Nigerians one can never tell. Like someone else has said, lets see what EFCC will do about it.

Here we go again. I wonder how many paper will be sold with this innuendo again. I will trust a 2 year old before I believe anything I read in Nigerian news paper. Gone are those days of credibility and ethics.

The Onus is on 'Fanny Boy' to defend his credibilty!!

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So what has Obasanjo got to do with a girl that is rumoured to be Fani Kayode's girlfriend. So now it is bad to hire a Minister for fear that the person may be one day, rumoured to be going out with someone who would be thought to have stolen money even when you have retired?

Men, Nigeria hard O!

denex:

So what has Obasanjo got to do with a girl that is rumoured to be Fani Kayode's girlfriend. So now it is bad to hire a Minister for fear that the person may be one day, rumoured to be going out with someone who would be thought to have stolen money even when you have retired?

Men, Nigeria hard O!

It is well fact that Obasanjo surrounded himself crooked yes-men

OBJ is out and they still wont leave him alone. is OBJ responsible for the fools at the airport collecting kickbacks? is OBJ making the law for the minimum wage in the country? Not until we stop this useless blaming and stop reading all this useless misleading news from the media. Nigerians are doom for life.

LOL. mamajama u have been missing, good to have u back

Kai it's nice to know people still care about me even though we disagree on some vital issues. one love

I am back and well equipped with information before I embark on my next vacation in August. Life is good when you do right and trust in God

Obasanjo is the cause of the heavy rains in Lagos. My street is completely flooded. OBJ is wicked. He's profiting from this recent heavy downpour.

Mamajama:

Kai it's nice to know people still care about me even though we disagree on some vital issues. one love

I am back and well equipped with information before I embark on my next vacation in August. Life is good when you do right and trust in God

Welcome back defence lawyer abi na charge and bell you be. How far your old boy, is he cleared now of still under investigation, wha os the house in chicago?

Obj and his gang are still tormenting, many more news will come out this is just the begging.

AS for IGP,  I keep telling you guys its all about police politics.  The white house is the reason behind all this useless media nonsense.  cases are won on FACTS and not stories or innuendos.  Is anyone seeing how the media is saying the house was bought for 120 Million now?  previously they said the house was bought for 400 Million.  time will tell

@mamajama:
you sure say u no go hide ya face for shame after dem cash yur broda eyindero. im back no dero for long, im go hard well. oruko e a di eyinle.

it will be obasanjo's fault for a long time to come, as long as that evil man lives!

Am so disappointed.

The whole story is a farce. The sahara reporters gang is a bunch of talebearing, bribe-seeking blackmailers.

Thank God,i really want that OBJ poddle prosecuted.

Thank God,i really want that OBJ poddle prosecuted.

Has any other media outfit any scoop on this development?

I don't buy this useless media propaganda to spoil peoples name and image by printing dubious information for the people.