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Old 3rd Nov 2006, 05:40
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Post Nigeria Has New Aviation Minister

So, in the wake of the ADC crash, the former Minister of Aviation, Professor Babalola Borishade has also fallen, much to the relief of most in the aviation community. He has been replaced by Femi Fani Kayode, formerly special assistant to the president on public communications (also known as Presidential attack dog), a post he used for insulting Nigerians from every background who criticised any of Obasanjo's policies. Members of the Nigerian press reported getting intimidating phone calls from him if he saw anything he disliked in their reporting. He later had to bite his tongue and claimed to be 'born again', when he was in front of the senate to be confirmed as Minister of Culture and Tourism. whether he will be any more effective than 'Boris' time alone will tell.
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