“You Cannot Run Away In The Heat Of Battle, Fani-Kayode Tells Obanikoro

Fani-Kayode reacting to the reports that the former High Commissioner to Ghana and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member, is considering dumping the PDP for APC.

Obanikoro joined served as Senator for Lagos State from 2003–2007, has been a member of the PDP for more than a decade.

Fani-Kayode said the APC is the enemy, advising Obanikoro not to ‘fight evil by joining it’.

He said: “My brother, Musiliu Obanikoro’s your decision to join the APC irks and saddens me.

“I say this because I have always loved him and I care. You cannot fight evil by joining it. You cannot bring light by entering the darkness. You cannot find joy by partaking in the bread of sorrows.

“You cannot run away in the heat of battle. You must have the courage of your convictions. Where is your honour? Where is your strength? Where is your dignity? Where is your self-respect? Where is your sense of self-worth?

“You and I are royalty. We are princes and kings and children of the living God. We were taught and brought up to fight to the end and never to bow to the enemy.

“We were taught never to flinch before oppression. We were taught never to give in to our worst fears and to those who hate us and who despise our people. We were taught never to crawl on the floor and be slaves to our fellow men.

“Always remember that rebellion against a tyrant is an act of obedience to God. They may have today but tomorrow belongs to us. Finally, take note of this: if you are not ready to die for something, then you are not worthy of living for anything.

“I would rather die a free man than live a slave. And as long as I live, the Yoruba, nay the South, shall offer some form of resistance to our collective oppressors and as surely as God lives, we shall never be slaves.

Meanwhile, Obanikoro has denied reports that he has defected from the opposition PDP to the APC.

Premium Times reports that the camp made up of family sources and close associates to the politician said contrary to reports and rumours, particularly on social media, Obanikoro remains a PDP member.

They explained that Obanikoro’s visit to former Lagos state governor and APC national leader Bola Tinubu was for an entirely different reason.