Will Keyamo, Ambode Make Buhari’s Cabinet? - THISDAYLIVE via thisdaylive
Based on their roles in the reelection of President Muhammadu Buhari, not a few people see Festus Keyamo and Governor Akinwunmi Ambode as bright spots in the imminent cabinet of the president, writes Bayo Akinloye
Regarding the last governorship primaries conducted by the APC, a lot of acrimony was generated across the country and one situation stuck out like a sore thumb: the governorship primary in Lagos State which ultimately pitted the party’s National Leader and ‘generalissimo of Lagos’, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu against Ambode, who had sought a second-term ticket from his party.
“Just to be very clear, as an average Nigerian, not necessarily as a governor now, I will pitch my tent with, endorse and vote President Muhammadu Buhari in this forthcoming presidential election…. I believe at this auspicious time in this country that the right person that can actually take us to the next level and the next trajectory of the prosperity and progress of Nigeria is President Muhammadu Buhari,” Ambode had told journalists during one of the president’s campaigns.
Yet, there is one person that stood out in the bid to return the incumbent president to power. His strident voice and sometimes virulent criticisms are evident in his press statements and TV appearances. As a human rights activist and one of Nigeria’s outstanding lawyers, Festus Keyamo is seen by many as an individual who will be a shining light in Buhari’s cabinet, if the president decides to form a new one.
The statement followed the rebuttal by investors in Etisalat, now 9Mobile, and Keystone Bank that the family members of the president had nothing to do with both companies. “We call on Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and the PDP to apologise to Nigerians and especially the family of the President for adopting this unwholesome tactics and telling tales by moonlight that have clearly backfired. Instead of making a mockery of a serious campaign with such infantile lies, Atiku Abubakar should admit it is all over for him and the PDP, throw in the towel and endorse the candidacy of President Buhari,” Keyamo had said.
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