Former Minister of Aviation Femi Fani-Kayode has given reasons why he attended the presidential declaration of Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State.
Fayose had on Thursday declared is ambition to run for the 2019 presidential election under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
In a post on his Facebook page on Friday, Fani-Kayode said he attended the declaration because Fayose has immense courage.
He said the governor speaks the raw and bitter truth, adding that Fayose would make an excellent president.
Fani-Kayode wrote: ”Like me he moves in the prophetic and his source of strength is the Spirit and power of God.
”We both love God and we are both men of strength, courage, faith and destiny.
”The Spirit of David and Jehu runs through us both. We neither fear death nor incarceration and we hate injustice, evil and oppression.
”The truth is that he has done an excellent job in his Ekiti state and he has consistently and fearlessly stood against the evil of the Buhari administration and constantly kept them on their toes.
”He is a Yorubaman who has the courage and conviction to say that he wants to be President. Why would I not stand with him and attend the launching of his campaign?
”I believe that he would make an excellent President and effect the necessary changes and restructurring that our country desperately needs.
”I am very proud of Ayo Fayose and I never desert or abandon my friends. He is and will always be my friend and brother.”