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“Why we should be proud Tinubu is our President” ― Keyamo

Festus Keyamo, SAN, has said that Nigerians should be proud of having Bola Ahmed Tinubu as president while describing him as a great economist who knows all the nuances of how to grow a modern economy. The former Minister of State for Labour and Employment disclosed this on his Twitter handle on Monday.

President Bola Tinubu (Image gotten from @officialABAT, Twitter) According to Keyamo: “A new crop of leaders is emerging in Africa that have clear ideas as to how they want their various economies and societies to be run so as to prioritise their self-sustenance and cultural imperatives over and above theories and conditionalities of the Western World and other bigger economies that do not sit well with their people. “We should be proud that we have @officialABAT at this time as President who, from a rich antecedent, knows all the nuances of how to grow a modern economy and can easily connect with other African leaders on such initiatives”. In other news, President Tinubu joined world leaders in Paris, France on Thursday last week to review and sign a New Global Financial Pact that places vulnerable countries on a priority list for support and investment, following the devastating impact of climate change, energy crisis, and after effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. The summit afforded the president the opportunity of projecting his advocacy for widening the fiscal space, and economic justice for Africa as the world accelerates the pace of energy transition and the urgency of addressing the pressing issues of poverty and climate change. The two-day Summit, June 22 and 23 looks at opportunities to restore fiscal space to countries that face difficult short-term financial challenges, especially the most indebted; mobilize innovative financing for countries vulnerable to climate change; foster development in low-income countries, and encourage investment in “green” infrastructure for the energy transition in emerging and developing economies. President Tinubu and the other global leaders, multilateral institutions, financial experts and economists took a more holistic look at the recovery of economies from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and rising cases of poverty, with a view to providing access to finance and investment that will leverage inclusive growth. The Summit was hosted by President Emmanuel Macron of France at Palais Brongniart.

Festus Keyamo slammed for sharing fake video to back claim of Labour Party rigging

Festus Keyamo shares fake video to back his claim of Labour Party rigging

Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo, has been called out for sharing a fake video in his attempt to accuse the Labour Party of vote rigging in the recently concluded presidential election.

In the tweet shared on Saturday evening, Keyamo claimed the Labour Party has been putting out barefaced lies and engaging in propaganda with its claim of the presidential election being rigged. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria tweeted; “This is the political Party saying only their figures were accurate but other political Parties rigged. It is the barefaced lies & audacity with which they carry on their propaganda that is very befuddling! They will soon discover the difference b/w propaganda & judicial analyses” This is the political Party saying only their figures were accurate but other political Parties rigged. It is the barefaced lies & audacity with which they carry on their propaganda that is very befuddling! They will soon discover the difference b/w propaganda & judicial analyses pic.twitter.com/vM5a9nX0gQ — Festus Keyamo, SAN (@fkeyamo) March 25, 2023 However, a quick check revealed that the video was from one of the voter education programmes before the general election. The ballot papers shown in the video visibly had specimen watermarks. Voter education programmes are usually organised by the government, civil society, and political parties alike during election seasons. Keyamo has now been called out by Twitter users for passing off a false claim. See some tweets below…………………………………

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Keyamo petitions DSS, calls for arrest of Peter Obi for alleged incitement

Festus Keyamo (SAN), the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, has petitioned the DSS, urging them to arrest and prosecute Peter Obi and his vice, Datti Baba-Ahmed for incitement.

He accused the Labour Party’s presidential candidate and vice of committing “incitement and treasonable felony” through their comments, which he describes as incendiary and capable of causing rebellion. As the chief spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Keyamo believes that in the post-election period, it is important to calm tensions, reduce the temperature, and initiate the healing process. The petition was addressed to the Director-General of the DSS and was dated March 23.

“The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, issued a statement to this effect a few days ago. However, it appears the presidential and vice-presidential candidates of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi and Datti Baba-Ahmed are not prepared to toe this conciliatory path for the sake of peace and national cohesion, whilst exercising their rights to pursue duly laid down constitutional means of addressing their grievances,” he stated. Keyamo pointed out that following the announcement of the presidential election results, Peter Obi and Datti Baba-Ahmed, have been appearing on various media outlets and making inciting remarks and allegations about the declaration of the President-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Keyamo ‘s Statement on the Arrest of Peter Obi and Datti “These comments and claims are made, not just within the boundaries of exercising their rights to freedom of speech and the freedom to air their grievances publicly, but they have since crossed the line to call for the outright truncation of democracy by insisting on the adoption of other processes outside the contemplation of our Constitution. “In some cases, their privies have even called for the establishment of an Interim Government. “The latest of such are the comments made by Datti Baba-Ahmed on behalf of himself and Mr. Peter Obi on Channels TV on Wednesday, March 22, wherein he threatened that if the President-elect was sworn in on May 29, it would ‘signal the end of democracy’. “Posing as an accuser, a judge and a jury all by himself, he unilaterally declared the duly elected President-elect as ‘unconstitutional’ and, in a subliminal manner, threatened mayhem if the President-elect was sworn in on May 29. “I also have it on good authority that Mr. Peter Obi and Datti Baba-Ahmed have camped some youths in a popular hotel in Abuja with the sole aim of instructing them to push out inciting messages everyday on social media in order to cause panic and fear within the federation and to incite people to riot and social unrest. “It is noteworthy that Peter Obi and Datti Baba-Ahmed have submitted elections petitions to the courts for adjudication, but their conducts and utterances amount to a subversion of the processes they have instituted in court and a subversion of our Constitution and the laid-down processes for addressing disputes and grievances. “These conduct and utterances are a build-up to something more sinister and it is important you rein them in now! “In the circumstance, I submit this petition in my personal capacity as a patriotic Nigerian to invite/arrest, interrogate and after investigation, if necessary, charge both individuals to court for their conduct which amounts to incitement and treasonable felony.”

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Keyamo called out for stealing photos from U.S festival and passing it off as those from APC presidential rally in Sokoto

Festus Keyamo, a senior lawyer and spokesman for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council has been called out for circulating photos from a festival in the U.S state of Chicago,and passing it as supporters who trooped out for Bola Tinubu’s campaign rally in Sokoto on Thursday, February 9.

Keyamo, who is also Nigeria’s Minister of Labour, had shared the photos with the caption “More pictures from the mother of all rallies in Sokoto! The signs are all there for all to see! But they are playing! Make dem dey play!! In about a fortnight, the jungle will mature!!”

However, a quick Google reverse image search revealed that the photos were from a music festival which took place in Chicago in 2021. The photos went viral at the time for a massive violation of the COVID-19 protocols as many people gathered without protective measures at the peak of the pandemic. Here are tweets from some Twitter users calling Keyamo out over the misrepresentation;

In an attempt to mask APC’s rejected & disgraceful outing in Sokoto, a senior advocate of Nigeria is tweeted fake pictures from Lollapalooza music festival that took place in Chicago, USA in 2021. Jungle has matured! pic.twitter.com/7dd6YsvOwc — Chudé (@chude__) February 9, 2023 Festus Keyamo steals photos of Chicago festival to boost Tinubu’s Sokoto rally Festus is known for doing such, he has a reputation for stealing pictures, all in a bid to propagate his propaganda. pic.twitter.com/BJyYf6ln2H — Emma ik Umeh (Tcee )🇳🇬 (@emmaikumeh) February 10, 2023 Nigeria Bar Association should immediately withdraw the title SAN from you. You are a big disgrace sir! pic.twitter.com/ddcTNi31g2 — Victor KB (@kaybalalive) February 9, 2023 This is the fake picture @fkeyamo and @abikedabiri posted as APC’s campaign rally in Sokoto 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Jungle don finally mature! https://t.co/x6HVtO1hJQ — Chudé (@chude__) February 9, 2023

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I can bet with anything precious to me Labour Party will not win in 2023 – Festus Keyamo

Minister of state for Labour and spokesman for the Tinubu/Shettima Campaign Organisation, Festus Keyamo, has dismissed chances of the Labour Party winning the 2023 presidential election.
Keyamo who appeared on Tuesday night’s live episode of Politics Today on Channel TV, stated that the Labour Party lacks the structure necessary to guarantee their victory in the 2023 presidential election.

The Minister also said that he can bet with anything precious to him that Labour Party won’t win in 2023. He added that the praise Peter Obi and the Labour Party are receiving are merely contextual and won’t help them win the election.
Keyamo said;
“The praise we are having for the Labour Party is a contextual kind of praise. It is not a kind of praise that they will use to win the election. It is not the type of praise, the type of hype that is contextual in the sense that this is a young party and they are doing well than we expected. It is not that people expect them to win.

“I can bet with anything that is precious to me on earth that the Labour Party will not win. I can tell you and I am that confident.
“Flip it to the other way round; APC wakes up tomorrow morning, they lose the support of all 21 governors. They don’t have any governors supporting them, they don’t have senators, and they can only fill only 30% of senatorial seats. That is what the Labour Party has been able to do about senatorial seats and the House of Reps seats.
“They don’t have representatives for about 70% of the seats, flip it to us and say that happened to us, APC. That elder statesmen are the only ones endorsing us, PA (Ayo) Adebanjo, (Olusegun) Obasanjo, Edwin Clark. And that is the only supporters APC wakes up to see on the ground. People will say we have failed as a party. People will say APC has failed.”

2023 Elections: I can bet with anything that is precious to me that Labour Party will not win.
– Festus Keyamo, Chief Spokesperson, Tinubu/Shettima PCC#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com/nq7FKKy1oY
— Channels Television (@channelstv) January 3, 2023

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