Human Rights activist Festus Keyamo’s foray into politics may have been put on hold, at least for the moment.

The Lagos-based lawyer has withdrawn from the primaries of the Delta central senatorial bye-election, describing the exercise as stage-managed and a sham.

Mr Keyamo, who is running on the platform of the All Progressives’ Congress (APC), alleges that the process was being rigged in favour of his opponent Otega Emerhor.

In a letter to the APC’s bye-election committee in delta state, Mr Keyamo listed several grievances including the hijack of election materials by thugs loyal to his opponent.

He also accused the APC committee members of openly conniving with his opponent to perpetrate fraud.

Mr Keyamo’s statement reads in part “I boldly say that any result that comes out of today’s exercise will be a colossal fraud and waste of time. This is a notice that no vote should be cast or counted in my favour in the stage-managed process”

It will be recalled that the acting National Vice Chairman (South-South) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tom Ikimi denied the adoption of human rights lawyer, Festus Keyamo as the senatorial candidate of the party for the Delta central senatorial seat.

Mr. Ikimi was speaking in the Edo state capital, Benin City, that neither the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) nor the Senate has declared the seat vacant following the death of Senator Pius Ewherido.

He explained that the organ of the APC in Delta state at the moment is the interim national executive committee and the party is still in the process of putting in place state harmonising committees there.

Rich Dad: APC, I thought you guys promised transparent internal democracy?

gramci: Where is Gbawe?

gramci: Where is Gbawe?

gramci: Where is Gbawe?

Sincere 9gerian: Where is the hypocritical @Gbawe? His usually long epistle is needed here urgently.

Gbawe: Laughing at those who were screaming and tearing off their own robes because Soludo was schemed out of things in Anambra. What makes things even more comical is that it is the same set of clannish people who call APC all manners of negatives daily on this forum without realising that the greatest strength of the APC is the reality of how, beyond the lies and immature name-calling, it is a Party that will always endeavour to help Nigeria's best and most meritoriously-endowed hands gain power instead of frustrating them openly as others do without shame.

Keyamo, totally new to politics, gains what he wants without prolonged rancour or "do-or-die" wahala. This is beautiful to see and , for me, the salvation of Nigeria. This, as we continue to say, is what makes the APC special. Anybody can join the Party but its important positions, i.e those that affects the lives of ordinary Nigerians, will be reserved for proven performers.

The acceptance of Keyamo indicates what is at the core of the change Nigeria needs i.e replacing garbage with the best Nigeria has to offer unlike other Parties that openly shuns, undermines and disgraces performers to give Nigeria individuals who are indolence, corruption and incompetence personified. Congratulations to Festus Keyamo. Another 'good guy' enters the arena courtesy of the APC the natural destination of the best in Nigeria.

taharqa:

Like this one??



https://www.nairaland.com/1438608/keyamo-emerges-consensus-senatorial-candidate#18108529

Sincere 9gerian:
Exactly! @Gbawe will be thoroughly ashamed of himself at the moment. If I were him, I will temporarily drop the moniker, Gbawe, and be a guest for now.

Sincere 9gerian:
Exactly! @Gbawe will be thoroughly ashamed of himself at the moment. If I were him, I will temporarily drop the moniker, Gbawe, and be a guest for now.

Gbawe:

Illiterate. Did I write the article? I spoke based on the expectation that what was stated in the article is factual. Get that into your thick head and stop this simple-minded obsession with fellow Nairalanders. Only a liar like you is serially made to be ashamed of himself here because you have been caught fabricating wildly many times. Unlike you, I don't lie. Here I commented on the assumptions others present a factual representation of events.

As long as I quoted an article any responsible person knows I have the right to speak decisively upon at the time of writing, then I have nothing to explain to clowns like you.

Gbawe: Laughing at those who were screaming and tearing off their own robes because Soludo was schemed out of things in Anambra. What makes things even more comical is that it is the same set of clannish people who call APC all manners of negatives daily on this forum without realising that the greatest strength of the APC is the reality of how, beyond the lies and immature name-calling, it is a Party that will always endeavour to help Nigeria's best and most meritoriously-endowed hands gain power instead of frustrating them openly as others do without shame.

Keyamo, totally new to politics, gains what he wants without prolonged rancour or "do-or-die" wahala. This is beautiful to see and , for me, the salvation of Nigeria. This, as we continue to say, is what makes the APC special. Anybody can join the Party but its important positions, i.e those that affects the lives of ordinary Nigerians, will be reserved for proven performers.

The acceptance of Keyamo indicates what is at the core of the change Nigeria needs i.e replacing garbage with the best Nigeria has to offer unlike other Parties that openly shuns, undermines and disgraces performers to give Nigeria individuals who are indolence, corruption and incompetence personified. Congratulations to Festus Keyamo. Another 'good guy' enters the arena courtesy of the APC the natural destination of the best in Nigeria.