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Minister of State, Labour and Employment and Director, Public Affairs and Spokespersons, Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo (SAN) has debunked the claims of the Labour Party (LP) that he insulted Nigerians by listing conditions the party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi must fulfill before being considered for a debate with Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

Rather in a statement made available to DAILY INDEPENDENT on Wednesday, Keyamo outlined ten major reasons why the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) strongly believes that it is Obi and his party that are insulting the sensibilities of Nigerians and taking them as fools.

The full statement reads "It is Peter Obi and Labour Party that are insulting Nigerians and taking them to be fools for the following reasons:

1. Labour Party and Peter Obi wants Nigerians to rely on what is inside the brain of Peter Obi and what he says only by words[b] of mouth[/b] instead of producing a manifesto for scrutiny. That is an insult to millions of Nigerians.

2. Peter Obi and Labour Party are disguising as ‘new breeds’, whereas just a few months ago Peter Obi was in the same PDP that enthroned one of the worst period of corruption and profligacy in our country and which party they now insult on a daily basis; for the records Peter Obi did not leave PDP out of principles; he left out of personal frustration when he was muzzled out. That is why he has been likened to a mentally challenged person who is just moved to a new facility and promptly declared to be fit without rehabilitation. That is an insult to millions of Nigerians;

3. Peter Obi believes in subsidy removal whereas Labour Party opposes subsidy removal in its entirety, yet they tell Nigerians they are working together. That is an insult to millions of Nigerians;

4. Peter Obi has refused to openly condemn the perpetrators of the carnage in the South East and call them out, but condemns similar incidents in other parts of the country, yet pretentiously disguises as a nationalist. That is an insult to millions of Nigerians;

5. Peter Obi is just moving from Church to Church, whipping up religious sentiments and campaigning on that basis, yet pretentiously disguises as a pan-Nigerian candidate; that is an insult to millions of Nigerians;

6. Peter Obi and Labour Party wants to deceive Nigerians that the quality of leadership is akin to the competition in a debating and dramatic society in school, whereas he goes about lying carelessly and quoting inaccurate and unchecked statistics and data in the name of promoting debate; and whereas we all know that some of the best debaters in school fail their exams and some of the most quiet ones in class excel in their exams; they want to deceive Nigerians by smooth-talking, whereas some of the smooth-talkers in history were the greatest con men! They deliberately suppress the attribute of track record in public office which Obi does not have in comparison with ASIWAJU. That is an insult to millions of Nigerians;

7. Peter Obi and Labour Party constantly play God by trying to compare Obi’s supposed fitness to that of ASIWAJU as if they are God. Whereas some of the supposed fittest persons sometimes slump and die (God forbid that happens) and some who people think are not fit enough continue to function till nearly 100 years old. Example was the major opposition candidate in those days in Zimbabwe, the younger and supposedly fitter Morgan Richard Tsvangirai who campaigned on the basis that he was fitter than the then President, Robert Mugabe. Yet, Tsvangirai died suddenly one day in his sixties of Colorectal cancer and Mugabe outlived him and continued as President for many more years into his nineties. So, Peter Obi and his ers are playing God and that is an insult to Millions of Nigerians;

8. It is also an insult to millions of Nigerians for Peter Obi and the Labour Party to attempt to trash all the achievements and ASIWAJU and even his efforts at restoring our democracy from Military rule (a democracy they are enjoying today) whereas their candidate has no such credentials. We shall not allow them do that so long as we have the breath of life inside us.

9. Peter Obi and his ers constantly insult all Nigerians each day who are not aligned with them. This is acknowledged throughout the country. They pretend they are angry youths (forgetting that Peter Obi was an active part of that past they are angry about). In actual fact, if you really calmly take the census, ninety-five percent of the so-called ‘angry’ persons are of either of one ethnicity or one religion, thereby promoting division in this country.

We all the infamous incident of Peter Obi reading a Whatsapp message from his phone promoting ethnic divides, yet he has not apologised to Nigerians till date. This is an insult to millions of Nigerians; unlike the APC and ASIWAJU who cut across all tribes, religion, regions and tongues in large and almost equal numbers

10. Peter Obi has not given any tenable and sensible explanation to the scandal regarding the Pandora Papers and how he owned companies in tax havens and reportedly didn’t declare all his assets before he was sworn in as Governor in Anambra State; similarly, how he invested Anambra State monies in his family business, yet goes about campaigning as a saint. That is an insult to Millions of Nigerians".

https://independent.ng/keyamo-lists-10-reasons-why-peter-obi-lp-are-insulting-sensibility-of-nigerians/

This guy has rubbished the glory of SANship beyond repair.

Keyamo is saving his master retirement and disgrace for February 25 2023
.he is doing a nice job






Obi pls forgive d old grandpa. if we obidient can give him bp , imagine coming face 2 face with obi .he might collapse .the reason he's avoiding the incoming president

Festus Keyamo just kept on upgrading his level of stupidity everyday. Senior advocate of nonsense.

Labour Party and Peter Obi wants Nigerians to rely on what is inside the brain of Peter Obi and what he says only by words of mouth instead of producing a manifesto for scrutiny. That is an insult to millions of Nigerians.

So, APC now wants to scrutinize the manifesto of the man they claimed has no structure?

Wow. This is unbelievable. Labour party and Obidients are truly pressing their necks.

APC has a manifesto, but how many did Buhari achieve?

My brother, manifesto doesn't work in Nigeria

PETER OBI and his ers are all criminals

Tinubu can't come out for debate or town hall meeting. Nah Obi you want let him give you manifesto to edit yours.

If na u nko?

Abfinest007:
Keyamo is saving his master retirement and disgrace for February 25 2023
.he is doing a nice job






Obi pls forgive d old grandpa. if we obidient can give him bp , imagine coming face 2 face with obi .he might collapse .the reason he's avoiding the incoming president

Tinubu was mentioned in a pandora paper, he never cared to even utter any word but the shameless SAN is unaware that his master was also mentioned there

God bless Festus Kenyamo ( SAN )
God bless Incoming President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
God bless the Federal Republic Of Nigeria.

What i still find insulting to sensible nigerians is how APC thinks that the electorates should vote their party on the basis of a written manifesto as if they have fulfilled the promises of their 2015 and 2019 manifesto. This people really thinks nigerians are dummies.

Zonefree:
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So, APC now wants to scrutinize the manifesto of the man they claimed has no structure?

Wow. This is unbelievable. Labour party and Obidients are truly pressing their necks.

that it was the man that has no structure who was pleading to have a debate with the Jagaban, in return, he was giving some conditions to fulfill if he wanted his dream come true, unfortunately, he hasn't yielded to any of the conditions 48 hrs after. He hasn't because he knows he can't lace Jagaban's shoe in all ramifications, It will be easier for an elephant to through a needle than Peter Obi sit on same podium with the Jagaban.

Peter Obi morning, Afternoon,Night ...

A man without structure with 4 people tweeting in a room giving a whole ruling party Sleepless nights ...

Keyamo is a disgrace to SANship...

Vote Wisely 2023...

Vote Peter Obi...

They dare not say that again now

DSC7:
Peter Obi morning, Afternoon,Night ...

A man without structure with 4 people tweeting in a room giving a whole ruling party Sleepless nights ...

Keyamo is a disgrace to SANship...

Vote Wisely 2023...

Vote Peter Obi...

The more keyamo speaks the more hallow he sounds.

femisplash:

that it was the man that has no structure who was pleading to have a debate with the Jagaban, in return, he was giving some conditions to fulfill if he wanted his dream come true, unfortunately, he hasn't yielded to any of the conditions 48 hrs after. He hasn't because he knows he can't lace Jagaban's shoe in all ramifications, It will be easier for an elephant to through a needle than Peter Obi sit on same podium with the Jagaban.

I wonder who will debate with a man who currently isnt sound.

yyba:
PETER OBI and his ers are all criminals

You and your senior Advocate of narcotics are stupid

SharpD:
What i still find insulting to sensible nigerians is how APC thinks that the electorates should vote their party on the basis of a written manifesto as if they have fulfilled the promises of their 2015 and 2019 manifesto. This people really thinks nigerians are dummies.

APC has nothing to offer that's why they keep ing issues with other candidates and throwing up mundane issues.

Keyamo you’re sensible. You’re a big fool

Keyamo is just another stupid liar.

Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

If Tinubu is saying turning a rotten situation to a bad one and Buhari! Buhari!! Buhari!!!

That is what is on Tinubu's mind

hisexcellency34:


https://independent.ng/keyamo-lists-10-reasons-why-peter-obi-lp-are-insulting-sensibility-of-nigerians/

Keyamo, u have said it all. Obi is a regional presidential candidate. Who will vote him? He can't near Aso Rock

Senior Advocate of Nonsense! To even think there was a time I was seeing this clown in the league of Mike Ozekhome and Femi Falana remains the worst mistake of my life.

I gave up on him when he was shamelessly defending the drug lord cum urinating machine, saying his gaffe Baba Blu was the Iragbiji incoming president's sense of humour! Una go collect by 2023!

In all thy voting brethren vote OBI/DATTI

This is the first reasonable submission from Keyamo.

He raised mostly valid points especially number 2.
But either way, no reasonable candidate in this forthcoming election. Not one.

We need restructuring and decentralisation of power in Nigeria

hisexcellency34:


https://independent.ng/keyamo-lists-10-reasons-why-peter-obi-lp-are-insulting-sensibility-of-nigerians/

#TeamStomachInfrastructure

APC are giving Obi The Clown too much time

Atiku is the titan to face...

Obi is a natural born coward who ran from PDP primaries like Ojukwu & Kanu fled after chestbeating. A true 3rd Class Dullard.

Senior advocate of nonsense

Peter Obi is not a threat, yet he's always in their mouth.
No be juju be that

Thiefnupoo and his miserable urchins already knows Peter Obi is the favourite, that's why they call Peter Obi, even when Peter Obi doesn't give a hoot about them.

Losers are always scared

Keyamo keeps pressing Zombidiots neck



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