Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has described the opposition parties against the All Progressive Congress (APC) as a bunch of lazy and shameless characters.
Keyamo, in his X handle on Sunday, said “the futile excuses given by the opposition 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.”.
He said Nigerians are not fools, adding that, “Out of a total of 2,822 polling units in FCT, they display result sheets that were corrected (for whatever reason) in less than 10 units to attempt to prove that the whole election was marred by irregularities.”
“Even in some of these units, the corrected figures favour their own party(ies). Assuming it is even 50 units that had corrected (or mutilated) sheets, that leaves you with over 2,770 units.
He decried how the opposition uses its flawed logic to create mass hysteria that ‘our democracy is in danger’ and to attempt to stir social unrest amongst unsuspecting Nigerians.
“The only election that can be free and fair, in their own warped minds, is when the ruling party loses. These guys are prepared only for propaganda, not elections. It is as simple as that,” he said.
In the same vein, Keyamo has warned Civil Society Organisations against speaking for ‘Nigerians’ when there is no yardstick to ascertain their claim.
He said this while responding to concerns raised by CSOs about voter apathy, logistical shortcomings, and alleged political interference in elections held in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Rivers, and Kano states.
He said, “You make your point, clearly state it is your own, but do not pose as some Voltron defending the majority of ‘Nigerians.”
Keyamo said, “The real Nigerians have now spoken for themselves; not those who pose for cameras in front of the National Assembly, claiming to speak for Nigerians; not some funny journalists who don’t know the polling units in their villages, seated comfortably in some studios and claiming to speak for Nigerians; and not the clueless opposition claiming to speak for Nigerians.”
“Everyone or any group have a right to their opinions, but NEVER claim to speak for ‘Nigerians’ when there is no yardstick to ascertain your claim.”
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