Defection to APC: Fani-Kayode a liar, says Umahi

“I will not take it from Femi Fani-Kayode that he made me to join APC. It’s an insult to a big governor like me. I joined APC on my own to follow the part of our founding fathers like Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe who took the Eastern Region to the central government. I took my people back to the centre on my own and not by any Fani-Kayode”.

With the above words, Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State, on Friday, described former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, as a liar.
Fani-Kayode, while defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and pledging loyalty to President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday at the State House, Abuja, declared that he was instrumental to the defection of Umahi and two other PDP governors to APC.
But, speaking on Friday on Channels Television breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily, a livid Umahi denied being persuaded by Fani-Kayode to join APC, pointing out that he did so “without the input of  a third party” 
A furious Umahi disclosed that he is hurt by Fani-Kayode’s claims despite the facts that they are friends, saying that he (Fani-Kayode) never played any role in his defection to the ruling party.
Umahi warned Fani-Kayode to take back his words and refrain from further reducing him to a Public Relations stunt.