Femi Fani-Kayode Tells Officials He's Fayose's Lawyer at EFCC Office

L-R: Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode; Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike; Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose and Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) at the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Abuja on Tuesday. Photo: Eniola Akinkuotu


A gentle show resulted outside the Tunde Idiagbon House, previous head office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission when agents of the EFCC endeavored to bar a previous Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, from going with previous Governor Ayodele Fayose into the premises, as per Punch.

Nonetheless, Fani-Kayode who acquired a LL.B from the School of Oriental and African Studies and a Masters certificate from Cambridge University, convincingly told the agents that he is an attorney and had rehearsed in Nigeria.

In the wake of difficult the security authorities with his certifications, he was permitted in.

While going in, Fani-Kayode kidded with the EFCC agents that he should be permitted unto the premises whenever having burned through 90 non-back to back days in the authority of the commission in 2016.

"I am a standard client here. You should know me at this point," he kidded.

Boss Mike Ozekhome (SAN), who has been speaking to Fayose in court since his ongoing case with the EFCC started, additionally took three attorneys from his chambers into the EFCC working before taking off.