Fani-Kayode Denies Interest In NFF Chairmanship

Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has refuted reports linking him to the chairmanship of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), describing them arsenic mendacious and mischievous.

Fani-Kayode stressed that helium had neither cognition of nor involvement successful shot medication and insisted that helium was ne'er approached oregon nominated for the role.

He added that adjacent if specified an connection were made, helium would person declined.

In a connection shared connected his verified societal accounts connected Thursday, the erstwhile curate and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) condemned the circulation of the fabricated quotes by what helium called “419 and transgression blogs.”

“I cognize thing astir the NFF. I person nary involvement successful who leads it, and thankfully, I person not been approached oregon nominated for specified a presumption by anyone,” helium said.

“I americium not a footballer and I could not attraction little who the NFF Chairman is oregon volition be. The full happening is profoundly insulting, and I impulse the blogs attributing these fake quotes to desist and permission maine retired of their mess,” helium wrote.

Fani-Kayode urged the nationalist to disregard the reports, which helium described arsenic a deliberate effort to propulsion a hidden agenda.

He besides stressed that immoderate authentic connection from him tin lone beryllium recovered connected his authoritative website — femifanikayode.org — oregon done his verified X, Facebook, and Instagram pages.

“Anything extracurricular of these platforms is fake, and I impulse members of the nationalist to work specified reports with caution,” helium warned.

Fani-Kayode, who served arsenic Minister of Aviation nether erstwhile President Olusegun Obasanjo, has successful caller years remained progressive arsenic a governmental commentator and advocate, often utilizing societal media to clarify his positions and respond to national issues.