Nigeria, Feb. 10 -- A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, on Tuesday, clarified the focus of his controversial meeting with leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Mr Fani-Kayode's explanation came after pictures of his meeting with the interim chairman of the APC, Mala Buni, and the Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, surfaced on social media.

His meeting with the duo led to a speculation that he was planning to defect to the APC, the party whose performance he often criticizes.

Mr Fani-Kayode is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Among the voices that criticised Mr Fani-Kayode's meeting with Messrs Buni and Bello is the Director-General of the Progressives Governors Forum, Salihu Lukman.

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