A leader who does not speak for his people is a “bastardo” – Fani-Kayode fumes (video)

– The former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has urged leaders to always speak speak when things go wrong in the society

– Fani-Kayode said that anyone who perceives himself as a leader and does not speak up for his people is a ‘bastardo’

– The former minister said his family have been blessed by Nigeria

The former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has said that anyone who sees himself as a leader must speak against wrong doings in his community or the nation.

Speaking exclusively to NAIJ.com, Fani-Kayode said that any leader who fails to speak or keep a ruling government on their toes is a ‘bastardo’.

“If you don’t speak out then you must be what the Italians call a ‘bastardo’, I won’t say the English translation; If you say you are just a leader even if it’s just the leader of your village, things are going wrong and you don’t speak out or keep the government on their toes, then you are what they call a ‘bastardo’, Fani-Kayode said.

Asked why he is interested in issues of Biafra and the Fulani herdsmen attack, the former minister said he had no other connection with those issues rather than the fact the he is a Nigerian.

“It’s because I am a Nigerian and if with the wonderful things that this country has given me, over the years for four generations, my family has been blessed in this country. The country has given us so much to be proud of. We have achieved so much as a family so when you see all that,” he said.

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“Especially when you have a voice and people listen to you. He gave you that voice. If your government kills children for protesting and you don’t speak out then you are a ‘bastardo’, if you see the economy is going down the drain and people are crying because they can’t make ends meet, and it is not a crime to be in that situation but when you see that but say well I am a member of the elite, I just keep quiet, then you are a ‘bastardo’,” the former minister added.

Further condemning the manner that leaders from the south east handled the killing of Uzowuani residents in Enugu state by some Fulani herdsmen, Fani-Kayode leaders must learn to speak for their people.

“In Enugu, a large number of people were killed by Fulani herdsmen and not one governor from East has said a word. Most of them are very good people and are friends of mine so I’m not attacking them.

“If I were governor of the east, I will do all in my power to speak for the people because that is my duty as governor. I will make sure that as a senator or even local government chairman will do my best to speak for my people. But here the culture is do not talk and it is wrong,” he said.

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He also said that a true man will speak the truth and cause powerful men to tremble before him.

“That is what a real leader ought to be able to do. So I won’t be part of those that will say it doesn’t really matter, why should I bother because my family is okay? Whether it is Buhari or Boko Haram or the Fulani herdsmen, whether it’s those locked up unjustly, whether it’s running on the economy etc. they are all absolutely horrific.

“And the type of family I come from, the kinds of people I interact with because I am more or less international, I find it traumatizing. Even though I have been in Nigeria for the later part of my life, these things are alien. You still have people who want to Islamize the country. In this country, you still have people who believe that women are not better than hooded vultures,” he said.

Editor’s note: This interview was conducted for NAIJ.com @4 before the detention of Fani-Kayode by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) since Monday, May, 9.

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