The APC N100 Million Propaganda: The Woman Paid To Destroy Femi Fani-Kayode!

 An excerpt of Femi Fani-Kayode’s response to being accused of tribalism in 2013:

“I was not a tribalist when I had a long-standing and intimate relationship with Miss Adaobi Uchegbu, another Igbo lady, who was exceptionally close to me and who is now at the National Headquarters of the ruling PDP.”

-         Femi Fani-Kayode

                                                    Hon. Adaobi Kate Uchegbu

Adaobi Uchegbu's Response to Femi Fani-Kayode in 2013:

I had just finished a meeting in awka, Anambra State, about our just concluded ward delegate congress when my co-ordinator called me. He told me about the article chief fanikayode wrote. Chief Fani-kayode had written that he was not tribalistic, and then he went ahead to list a number of prominent women, (my name included), as women of Igbo extraction who he had been closely related with.

I met Chief Fani-kayode at a PDP presidential rally at Eagle's Square in 2003. And when Chief Fani-kayode became the Special Assistant to the president on Public Affairs, I became one of his many aides. I will not deny the fact that it was in Chief Fani-Kayode's office that I had my first experience in politics. It was in Chief Fani-Kayode's office that I learnt the gift of eloquence and public writing. I learnt from Chief Fani-Kayode the virtue of being loyal to your boss. And most of all I learnt the ability to be determined and show love to my country Nigeria.

Armed with some political experience, I immersed myself in the politics of my state Anambra and I contested in (sic) Anambra State House of Assembly in 2011, and thereafter I also submitted my humble self for the position of the PDP national woman leader last year. A few of my supporters have told me to condemn in the strongest terms the said article. But I will not do that.

I would rather concentrate on my political activities. Chief Fani-Kayode is one of the few de-tribalised Nigerian that I know of. Chief Fani-Kayode was a former brilliant and hardworking PDP chieftain. And I will always respect that fact. Thank you for your patience in reading this.

From chief (honourable) Adaobi Kate Uchegbu.

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Before you react I would point out a few things. One is that Chief Ms Adaobi Uchegbu made this response in 2003 when Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK) denied being tribalistic and listed three Igbo women he claimed to have had intimate relationship with to support himself. What I do not really understand is why this Ms Adaobi Uchegbu bothered to even respond to (FFK).

At best she seemed to be happy that she was listed among “prominent…women of Igbo extraction who he (FFK) had been closely related with.” It seemed she looked at it that FFK rather did her a favour at a time she contested for Anambra House of Assembly seat. It seemed she appropriated it for herself as a name-dropping of sorts.

One would seriously wonder what kind of a woman she is. She made it seem she came out to deny the allegation, or even threaten lawsuit. She ended up doing none of this. In fact, her response was a strong defence of Chief Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK). She defended him of tribalism allegation but did not deny having “intimate relationship” with FFK. She even bothered to tell us that “a few of my supporters have told me to condemn in the strongest terms the said article.” Her response was “I will not do that!” Her reason was much more curious than the entire quality signified by the shape of her head (apologies Thomas Hardy). She said she would not respond because “I would rather concentrate on my political activities.” Meaning? Meaningless!

In conclusion, and in fairness to her, Chief Ms Adaobi Uchegbu, from the construction of her response sounds more dim-witted than her egoistic attempt to construct herself as a ‘prominent woman’. She purred at FFK, and graciously so. She will also grow to understand that there is a gaping divide between a ‘prominent woman’ and a ‘preeminent’ one. Her response started with what would have been a promise if it had not ended with an acquiescent whimper.

We will soon come up with an analytic report of her recent Sahara Reporters-managed documentary propaganda campaign against FFK!

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