From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
All Progressives Congress (APC) Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), has urged the police authorities to free former Minister of Aviation, Femi-Fani Kayode.
The APC PCC also expressed concern that despite the publicised invitation for his appearance before the Department of State Service (DSS) on Wednesday, the police still jumped into the matter again.
Disclosing that the AIG Federal Investigation Bureau invited him for questioning, the APC-PCC expressed concerns over the invitation by another security agency, barely 10 days to the election, when his service is most needed as Director of New Media.
The statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Publicity, noted that though the council is not against police authority inviting and questioning their official, they should have allowed the DSS to complete its investigation.
According to the statement; “despite the well-publicized invitation of Femi Fani-Kayode by the DSS and the report that the secret police asked him to return for further investigation on Wednesday, we were surprised that the police have also jumped into the same matter.”
“On Tuesday, the AIG Federal Investigation Bureau also invited Fani-Kayode for questioning. The APC-PCC is concerned about the latest invitation by another security agency, just some 10 days to the election, when he is most needed as our director of New Media.
“While we are not questioning the authority of the police to invite our official, we want the police to be mindful that the truth they seek to find is already being pursued by the DSS. They should allow the DSS to complete its investigation,” they appealed.
Reacting further, the APC PCC noted that; “Fani-Kayode upon his first interview by the DSS, described the agency as “very professional”, in the way the operatives grilled him on a tweet accusing one of the opposition leaders of cooking something with the military authorities.
“The DSS at the meeting made it clear to him that the basis of his tweet, a newspaper report, was not correct. Fani-Kayode will have another round of grilling by the DSS on Wednesday. In a statement Tuesday night, the agency spokesman explained the reason for Fani-Kayode’s invitation, saying it was in respect of an investigation of some of his allegations and insinuations relating to issues relevant to National Security.
“We want the police to allow the investigation go its full course, so that they do not open themselves to suspicions that they were implementing an agenda scripted by the opposition. Fani-Kayode is a respected Nigerian and had served his country as minister of aviation. He will be available any time to answer for his actions,” the APC PCC appealed.