Ex-Minister of Aviation for Nigeria Chief Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK) recently ripped at Israel’s military aggression in Palestine in an inflammatory video titled “Know the truth and let it set you free” posted to his X page.
Without holding back, FFK denounced the continuing carnage in Gaza and connected the origin of Israel to “devil-worshippers” who aspired to global hegemony. He made it clear that he did not support Israel’s position in the Israeli-Palestinian issue, saying, “The Rothschild family, devil worshippers, created Israel with selfish purposes and to further their hegemonic ambitions.”
And he meant it. In a speech that was full with revolutionary language and historical allusions, FFK was not shy. He made an egregious analogy between Palestine and Nigeria, claiming that Israel would face severe consequences if it tried to carry out such actions within Nigerian territory.
God forbid, but FFK said that Israel would not last more than a week in Nigeria due to the local population. I’ll say it again since I’ve said it before. God forbid that Israel had been placed in Nigeria, our magnificent nation, and attempted this silliness here—not with the kind of people we have here—they would not have gotten away with it for more than a week. No matter what time of day it was, we would fight them. Until the very end, we would fight them.
They are not going to be able to make it through. After that, he made it clear that he would never criticize the Arab world or the Palestinian people for standing up to what he called oppression. He compared their effort to past worldwide liberation struggles and praised them for it.
“I will always support the Arabs and Palestinians in their fight against this terrible scourge. When one thing benefits the goose, it also benefits the gander. Their desires for their homeland, the safety of their people, and the possibility of redemption and freedom are understandable.
Fidel Castro, Nelson Mandela, Nat Turner, and John Henry are just a few of the revolutionary icons cited by FFK in support of his claim that the world would always remember those who stood up against injustice. “You might not think of them as heroes right now, but sooner or later, you’ll recognize them as great heroes, not just heroes,” he declared.
As martyrs and champions of justice, he extolled heroes like General Qasem Soleimani, Lebanon’s Nasrallah, and Hamas’ Ismail Haniyeh. Ismail Al-Haniyeh, yes… A hero he was. He battled despotism. A hero was George Habash. A hero was Muhfir Azat. Edward Said was an exceptional hero. We shall always remember them.
Regarding what happened on October 7, when Hamas attacked Israel heavily, FFK challenged Western accounts by posing several thought-provoking questions: On October 7, you stated that Hamas launched a strike. Would the dates of October 6, 5, 3, 2, and 1 work for you? How about the seventy-six years that have past? While Palestinians were being slaughtered, raped, starved, and treated like animals, what transpired? He demanded to know why the West Bank, which was not involved in the offensive, was also hit so hard and why Israel was responding so badly to Gaza.
The contempt for many UN resolutions and the extension of Israeli borders were denounced by FFK.
An impassioned, historically informed, and politically audacious speech by Fani-Kayode resounds as a united front in support of the Palestinian people and a stern condemnation of such behavior in Nigeria.
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