Former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode says there is no truth behind reports that he is sponsoring a campaign to return Dr. Goodluck Jonathan as president.
He disclosed this in a tweet on Wednesday while refuting reports of his sponsorship of the campaign tagged #BringbackGEJ on social media.
Jonathan was president of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015 but failed in his re-election bid as he was defeated by Muhammadu Buhari.
Some Nigerians disappointed with the Buhari administration regularly take to social media to call for Jonathan to return.
The ex-minister also tweeted a ‘#BringBackGEJ picture’ on his Twitter page on Monday.
See tweet:
Wouldn't that be nice? pic.twitter.com/qkt9lKuhqj
— Femi Fani-Kayode (@realFFK) October 5, 2020
However, Fani-Kayode said he was not the sponsor of the campaign.
The controversial ex-minister accused popular online newspaper Sahara Reporters of leading a campaign of calumny against him, including pushing the latest allegation.
Reacting to the allegation of sponsoring the campaign, Fani-Kayode wrote, “I wonder why @SaharaReporters is so obsessed with me.
“If it is not that they are churning out fanciful & salacious beer parlour rubbish about my private life it is about me being a murderer or a pedophile.
“The latest is that I am sponsoring a Bring Back GEJ campaign. Fake news!”
See tweet:
I wonder why @SaharaReporters is so obsessed with me. If it is not that they are churning out fanciful & salacious beer parlour rubbish about my private life it is about me being a murderer or a pedophile. The latest is that I am sponsoring a Bring Back GEJ campaign. Fake news!
— Femi Fani-Kayode (@realFFK) October 7, 2020