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The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has criticized opposition parties over their allegations of widespread irregularities in the recent election in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), describing their claims as baseless and exaggerated.

In a post shared on his official X account on Sunday, Keyamo accused opposition figures of making “futile excuses” for their defeat at the polls, asserting that Nigerians had clearly expressed their will.

“This set of opposition fellows are a bunch of lazy and shameless characters,” he wrote. “The futile excuses they give for losing elections have become their opium to numb their pain, disappointment and shame for their rejection by the electorate after all their theatrics and grandstanding. Nigerians are NOT FOOLS.”

The minister argued that out of the 2,822 polling units in the FCT, the opposition had pointed to fewer than 10 units where result sheets were allegedly corrected as evidence that the entire election was flawed.

“Even if it is 50 units that had corrected (or mutilated) sheets, that leaves you with over 2,770 units,” he stated, adding that in some of the cited cases, the corrected figures reportedly favoured the opposition parties.

Keyamo further accused opposition leaders of attempting to create “mass hysteria” by claiming that Nigeria’s democracy was under threat.

“They go further to use this flawed logic to create mass hysteria that ‘our democracy is in danger’ and attempt to stir social unrest amongst unsuspecting Nigerians,” he wrote.

According to him, certain opposition actors consider elections to be free and fair only when the ruling party loses.

“The only election that can be free and fair, in their own warped minds, is when the ruling party loses,” Keyamo added. “These guys are prepared only for propaganda, not elections. It is as simple as that.”

Ofunaofu:
When I look at Festus Keyamo, I can’t help but wonder what the late sage Gani Fawehinmi would think today.

A man who rose to prominence as a human rights activist now seems far removed from the ideals he once championed.

Of course Nigerians are not fools. They can see the contradiction of a man who once legally challenged Bola Tinubu in court for forgery, describing him as a notorious forger and identity thiéf, yet now serves under him and defends him without hesitation.

Truly, principles apparently have expiry dates. Some just last until an appointment letter arrives.

mrvitalis:
Gani Fawehinmi would have been in APC defending their rubbish policy or at best be like Falana

Attack them on irrelevant issues of no consequences keep quiet on issues that can actually shake APC

Trust Yoruba activists at your own risk

Sowore never attacked fellow opposition until APC got into power he would stop once they get into power


Watch once Tinubu wins second term Yorubas would lead the opposition against him in other to position themselves again to take power in 8 years

As for keyamo he would be the next el rufai I hope he blocks his loopholes

mrvitalis:
Gani Fawehinmi would have been in APC defending their rubbish policy or at best be like Falana

Attack them on irrelevant issues of no consequences keep quiet on issues that can actually shake APC

Trust Yoruba activists at your own risk

Sowore never attacked fellow opposition until APC got into power he would stop once they get into power


Watch once Tinubu wins second term Yorubas would lead the opposition against him in other to position themselves again to take power in 8 years

As for keyamo he would be the next el rufai I hope he blocks his loopholes

seunmsg:
ADC did not win a single councilorship seat in yesterday’s election. Not one. But Fawehinmi who dedicated all his adult life to fighting for the rights of Nigerians of all ethnicities and died over 15 years ago is the problem according to you Peter Obi supporters.


If not for the Fawehinmi that you are now dragging because Peter Obi’s candidate lost in FCT, there won’t be a party for your candidate to hop on for his ambition. Gani Fawehinmi singlehandedly broke the political party monopoly and forced INEC to start registering political parties outside PDP, AD and APP. Without his effort, Peter Obi won’t even be a presidential candidate of a fringe party like LP or ADC.

Next time, put a big respect to that name.

mrvitalis:
Lmaooo Nadeco has been exposed as power grab group

If Soyinka died in 2010 we would all have said he would have stood against this evil government Lmaooo

Yoruba activism has been exposed as a big scam

Falana no longer protest abi ? Lmaooo

Na Ndubisi kalu way sponsor Nadeco I really blame sha

ijayalolo:
I just like the way you guys are gaining more "friends" for yourselves every day.

You guys brag that you defeated Tinubu in Lagos and Osun state and in total got over 29% of votes cast in the South West, yet Yoruba Activism is a Scam

People like late Odumakin, Adebanjo were sticking their necks out for Obi, yet, "trust a Yoruba man at your own peril"

All these people, or their associates or the 29% people that voted Obi in 2023 are reading this and saying "2027 is around the corner"

Little wonder all the election since that 2023 Obi's people have lost woefully despite him campaigning for them day and night, Obi has lost the element of suprise, and his mob has gained more enemies for him.

I can't wait for 2027 to come, You heard it from here first, Obi cannot get more than 2m votes if he decides to contest instead of deputizing Alhaji Abubakar

mrvitalis:
You guys? Bro make una keep voting Buhari and Tinubu kind of candidate ooh please

You think voting Obi is for benefit of Igbos? Like u are doing Igbos favour? Lmaooo

Please vote Tinubu ooh

ijayalolo:
Point taken. Same way you are doing nobody a favour by voting Obi, Atiku, or even Sowore. You voted who you think will benefit you and the other person also voted who he thinks will benefit him.

Fortunately or unfortunately, the so called Democracy is a game of numbers. You look for ways to attract the number if you want your candidate to win.

I only called you out because according to you, all those numbers you got in the last election are scammers and not trust worthy. And letting you know they got your message loud and clear, and will give a resounding answer in 2027.

Whoever the outcome now favours, na dem know, and who e nor favour make he take am like that.

mrvitalis:
You guys? Bro make una keep voting Buhari and Tinubu kind of candidate ooh please

You think voting Obi is for benefit of Igbos? Like u are doing Igbos favour? Lmaooo

Please vote Tinubu ooh

asfrank:
Go sleep Obi offered you Igbos nothing and he certainly has nothing to offer the country.

No be course una been the curse the man when him govern

mrvitalis:
Benefit? Lmaooo
I vote who I consider the best candidate, doesn't matter if they win or not

Even if I supported Buhari in 2015(my biggest mistake)

When history of Nigeria is written it would be boldly written How the Igbo tribe saw the incompetence of Buhari and Tinubu and firmly rejected them ...this is one thing I'm super proud of my people

mrvitalis:
Someone who supported Buhari and Tinubu both certified failures thinks he should have an opinion of what a good candidate should be? Let's be serious

mrvitalis:
Gani Fawehinmi would have been in APC defending their rubbish policy or at best be like Falana

Attack them on irrelevant issues of no consequences keep quiet on issues that can actually shake APC

Trust Yoruba activists at your own risk

Sowore never attacked fellow opposition until APC got into power he would stop once they get into power


Watch once Tinubu wins second term Yorubas would lead the opposition against him in other to position themselves again to take power in 8 years

As for keyamo he would be the next el rufai I hope he blocks his loopholes

Bobloco:
https://leadership.ng/fct-polls-keyamo-upbraids-opposition-says-nigerians-are-not-fools/

OriginalFake:
The great Ojukwu would have ported to APC by now. Remember an igbo man likes money more than his life, the kind of money Tinubu will throw at Ikemba, he would have been the one doing what Wike is doing!

emkz:
Did Tinubu ask ADC to field a non-indigene in AMAC?

Did Tinubu ask ADC not to campaign in other councils?

Did Tinubu ask ADC not to have field agents in all polling units in AMAC?

Did Tinubu cause only ten voters to come out and vote in ADC's candidate's polling unit?

Wike goes all the way with Aduda and AMAC councillors to commission projects. Wike made these people visible. Wike was already campaigning for them before AMAC elections. Then someone priced groundnut and climbed planks at the last moment, and expected magic. Things don't work that way please.

I agree with Atiku though. Tinubu's hold on our democracy is suffocating. Everywhere you go in Nigeria, Tinubu's signature projects are ongoing. The Lagos-Calabar coastal highway which Atiku, Obi and Arise News opposed is ongoing. The lies against the tax bills failed to materialize as our people are getting more money. Student loans are ongoing. Our airports are being modernized. Food prices are falling. Naira is giving dollar a bloody nose. Revenue inflows to the federation account are being boosted as Tinubu signed an executive order to strip NNPC of opaque revenue collecting powers. Wike is performing. Tunji Ojo is performing. Festus Keyamo is performing.

If Atiku and Obi had performed during their time, there'd be no Tinubu. Tinubu is implementing big decisions the likes of Atiku failed to implement when they had the chance. Those opposed to him have run out of ideas and are inventing things like he is a dictator. If Tinubu is a dictator, who stopped them from dictating functional ideas to help them win elections?

Tinubu, solve the security problem and let Nigeria make money from mining and these people would be permanently retired to singing songs of lamentations on twitter.

Finally, from the look of things, ADC is not prepared to wrestle Tinubu in 2027. They lack the capacity for a competitive election. Never in the history of Nigeria has any political party complained of planned rigging due to impending defeat as ADC has done. It is quite disturbing that PDP, LP and SDP are all behaving responsibly and accepted their loss. Meanwhile, Obidients are blaming Atiku for the poor showing of the Obidient candidate chosen by the Obidients.

asfrank:
Anytime you climb the New Niger bridge, you will remember BUhari did it for you. Anytime you ply the coastal road when completed, remember Tinubu did it.

What would you remember Obi for?

Get drunk with Hero Beer.

asfrank:
Go sleep Obi offered you Igbos nothing and he certainly has nothing to offer the country.

No be course una been the curse the man when him govern