The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus
Keyamo has criticized the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential
candidate, Atiku Abubakar for berating the United States, US, Secretary of
State, Antony Blinken, over the conversation with the Nigerian President-elect,
Bola Tinubu.
Blinken, during a call with Tinubu on Wednesday, assured the
President-elect of US commitment to further strengthening the US-Nigeria
relationship with the incoming administration.
But, Atiku expressed disbelief, saying the call was a
contradiction to the publicly stated position of the US on Nigeria’s 2023
presidential election.
However, Keyamo said the call was not a contradiction,
stressing that Atiku and Peter Obi of the Labour Party are behaving like former
US President, Donald Trump.
Tweeting, Keyamo wrote: “No, your Excellency, @atiku, it is
not a contradiction. The United States and @SecBlinken know you and Peter Obi
are behaving like Donald Trump in America: refusing to accept your obvious
defeat and relying on propaganda to deceive the world.
“They have your type in the US, so they understand the
issues correctly. They know that whilst there were intolerable incidents during
the election perpetrated by all leading parties (for instance Peter Obi got far
less votes in Anambra State than was declared – I dare them to publish what is
on IREV), they also have credible reports that those isolated incidents did not
SUBSTANTIALLY affect the overall outcome of the elections.
“They know both of you could NOT have won when, as
opposition parties, you split your votes into 3 parts, with even a revolt of 5
of your Governors within your depleted party. Yes, THEY KNOW YOU LOST AND
@officialABAT WON, FAIR AND SQUARE. And for those who perpetrated these
irregularities during the elections, the US has applied the appropriate
sanctions (and we welcome those sanctions which deepen our democracy), but that
is that.
“IT IS NOT A CONDEMNATION OF THE ENTIRE ELECTION AS YOU HAVE
WRONGLY ASSUMED. Hence, a couple of days ago, the Chargé d’Affaires ad interim
of the U.S Embassy in Nigeria, Mr David Greene visited the Vice-President-Elect
Senator Kashim Shettima and earlier today Secretary Blinken put a call through
to @officialABAT to pledge the cooperation of the US and its support for the
in-coming administration.
“The world has actually moved on, but you and Peter Obi are
still standing on one spot. As usual, you and Peter Obi are depending on your
usual bullying tactics to overwhelm the US and @SecBlinken and cow them to toe
your warped line of reasoning that has NO EVIDENTIAL basis.
“Unfortunately for you, these are people and institutions
that cannot be overwhelmed by your mob on social media. That system handled
Trump and his tantrums. They can also handle you and Peter Obi.”
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What's wrong with this Keyamo boy, always talking rubbish on internet???
ReplyDeleteIf there is any stupid minister Buhari appointed, he is Festus kayamo. Such an idiotic and senseless person. When i am told he is a lawyer, i said, Nigerian lawyer.
ReplyDeleteIf APC was going to give leadership to the country, improve economy and maintain relative peace, Nigerians would have relaxed but you guys are going to steal away the resources of this country. APC cannot never be a better solution to the woes they have brought about. Nigeria is sick but cannot get real medical help from APC, not now, never.
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