Fani-Kayode Rolls Out 20 Imminent Events That Will Happen After Tinubu’s Swearing-In

Fani-Kayode Rolls Out 20 Imminent Events That Will Happen After Tinubu’s Swearing-In

  • Femi Fani-Kayode, a controversial chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has made the headlines again
  • FFK, as his peers and political admirers fondly call him, took a fresh swipe at the opposition parties via social media
  • He rolled out 20 facts that would be established by the end of the inauguration of Nigeria's president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu

PAY ATTENTION: Сheck out news that is picked exactly for YOU ➡️ click on “Recommended for you” and enjoy!

A controversial chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Femi Fani-Kayode, has thrown light on the imminent landmark events that would occur after the May 29 inauguration of Nigeria's president-elect, Bola Tinubu.

Fani-Kayode took to his social media page on Wednesday, April 26, to roll out a number of events that will change the face of Nigeria's politics.

Bola Tinubu
INEC chairman Prof Mahmood Yakubu presented Nigeria's president-elect Bola Tinubu with his certificate of return. Photo: Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Source: Facebook

Below are the submissions of Fani-Kayode:

Read also

May 29: Natives meets APC leaders, demands youths, women inclusion in Tinubu's govt

1. President Muhammadu Buhari will be the longest-serving civilian and democratically-elected Northerner that has ever ruled Nigeria.

PAY ATTENTION: Join Legit.ng Telegram channel! Never miss important updates!

2. President Buhari will be the only core Northerner (meaning someone from the Northwest or Northeast), military or civilian, that did not pass on or was not removed in a military coup whilst in office.

3. President-elect Bola Tinubu will be the first Southern Muslim to be sworn in as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

4. Vice President-elect Kashim Shettima will be the first Kanuri to be sworn in as the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

5. It will be the first time in the history of Nigeria that a Muslim President and a Muslim Vice President would be sworn in as democratically-elected President and Vice President, respectively.

6. This is the first time that an Igbo presidential candidate (Peter Obi) has won a presidential election in Lagos, Plateau, Nassarawa and the FCT and that the Southeast states have given 94% of their votes to an Igbo.

Read also

Revealed: How Tinubu, APC plan to choose Senate President, House of Reps Speaker

7. This is the first time in the history of our country that a Fulani presidential candidate (Atiku Abubakar) has scored the lowest number of votes in the North-central and could not win one state in that entire zone.

8. This is the first time that the majority of people and leaders in the North insisted on a power shift to the South.

9. This is the first time in the history of our politics that the Church played such an active and pivotal role in a presidential election by openly endorsing and supporting one candidate (Peter Obi), and despite that, that candidate lost.

10. This is the first time that a Presidential candidate and later President-elect (Bola Ahmed Tinubu) has been so conspired against, opposed, denigrated, vilified, humiliated, misrepresented and insulted by members of the opposition and even a few elements within his own party and yet he managed to win the primaries, win the election, overcome against all odds, come out victorious and be sworn in as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Read also

May 29 handover: Who can stop Tinubu’s inauguration? Keyamo speaks

11. This is the first time in the history of Nigeria that there has been such a strong and formidable collaboration and unassailable political alliance between the leaders and people of the North and the Southwest.

12. This is the first time in the history of Nigeria that a Vice Presidential candidate (Datti Baba Ahmed) has threatened the President, the Chief Justice of the Federation and the Chairman of INEC with unspecified consequences, claiming that "no one would be safe", calling for military intervention and making treasonable statements on national television in the event of a President-elect being sworn in.

13. This is the first time in the history of Nigeria that a Vice Presidential candidate (Datti Baba Ahmed) burst into tears and openly wept on national television because of the verbal and literary attacks he received from his opponents and what was written about him in an essay.

Read also

Why Tinubu's inauguration cannot be suspended, prominent Nigerian lawyer explains

14. This is the first time in the history of Nigeria that a presidential candidate (Peter Obi) has described a presidential election as a "religious war" and asked a Bishop to use his church and influence with members of the Christian community to deliver a state for him.

15. This is the first time in the history of Nigeria that a man held up a plane and stopped it from taking off for over one hour and eventually had to be dragged off, all in an attempt to protest and stop a President-elect from being sworn in.

16. This is the first time in the history of Nigeria that a winning presidential ticket had no Fulani and no Christian in it and yet won.

17. This is the first time in the history of Nigeria that a PDP presidential candidate (Atiku Abubakar) lost in Rivers state and could not make 25% of the valid votes.

Read also

Presidential Election Tribunal: Falana, others explain what live broadcast could do to Nigeria's judiciary

18. This is the first time in the history of Nigeria that a First Lady (Remi Tinubu) has been a pastor, a First Lady of a state for eight years, a Senator for eight years and now First Lady of the nation.

19. It is the first time in the history of Nigeria that a Muslim President and a Muslim President-elect enjoyed and celebrated Sallah at the same time.

20. It is the first time that a democratically elected Muslim President will hand over power to a democratically elected Muslim President-elect.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Legit.ng.

APC chieftain in trouble as EFCC launches fresh proceedings against Tinubu's campaigner

In another development, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is set to launch fresh proceedings against Femi Fani-Kayode and three others at the federal high court in Abuja.

Read also

Tinubu in trouble as court receives fresh suit on why May 29 inauguration should not hold

Fani-Kayode, who was a minister under the government of the PDP, would be facing charges of misappropriation of N4.6bn and money laundering.

The embattled former minister is a prominent chieftain of the APC and a strong campaigner for Bola Tinubu, the president-elect.

Source: Legit.ng

Online view pixel