Recently, precisely on 1 June, 2021, Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN), was reported by TheCable in a language that finally nailed elements described in some quarters as interested only in backwardness of their own country while praising and supporting economies of other nations to the detriment of their fellow citizens. If they had listened enough, they should not have exposed themselves to the shame of having to publicly back IPOB and Twitter against Nigeria when the Federal Government banned microblogging networking platform four days after on 4 June. Great is, Nigeria is back against them all! The DEFENDER reports with excerpts from the earlier publication:
Festus Keyamo, minister of state for labour and employment, says elites who were silent when their region was “on fire” are not fit to teach President Muhammadu Buhari how to do his job.
There has been unrest in the southern region of the country, where public facilities and security operatives have come under attack in recent weeks.
The president had, on Monday, said persons behind the attacks on public facilities will “soon have the shock of their lives”.
He had also said those “misbehaving in certain parts of the country” are oblivious of the destruction and tragedy that came in the wake of the Nigerian Civil War, adding that “those of us in the fields for 30 months, who went through the war, will treat them in the language they understand.”
The president’s statement had been trailed by varied reactions, but Keyamo in a series of tweets, defended Buhari, saying those against the stance of the federal government were happy about the destruction of public structures.
“I hope some elites who couldn’t find their voices to rein in their wards when their region burnt, will not suddenly find their voices against Mr. President! Those who screamed that it’s Mr. The President’s duty to maintain law & order should NOT try to teach him how to do his job now,” Keyamo tweeted, attaching the president’s statement.
I hope some elites who couldn’t find their voices to rein in their wards when their region burnt, will not suddenly find their voices against Mr. President! Those who screamed that it’s Mr. President’s duty to maintain law & order should NOT try to teach him how to do his job now https://t.co/4boStbtnuo
— Festus Keyamo, SAN (@fkeyamo) June 1, 2021
“The anger some are displaying against the President’s resolve to be decisive in dealing with these scoundrels is an indication of their support for the destruction of public infrastructure because they want to cripple Govt. A pure case of cutting your nose to spite your face!
The anger some are displaying against the President’s resolve to be decisive in dealing with these scoundrels is an indication of their support for the destruction of public infrastructure because they want to cripple Govt. A pure case of cutting your nose to spite your face!
— Festus Keyamo, SAN (@fkeyamo) June 1, 2021
“A very unfortunate reasoning you read is that because insurgency is still prevalent in some other parts of the country, the President should just allow some villains destroy another region. It’s like a competition to bring the insecurity in one region at par with other regions!
A very unfortunate reasoning you read is that because insurgency is still prevalent in some other parts of the country, the President should just allow some villains destroy another region. It’s like a competition to bring the insecurity in one region at par with other regions!
— Festus Keyamo, SAN (@fkeyamo) June 1, 2021
“The President has vowed to deal with the scoundrels destroying public infrastructure & killing people to instigate insurrection & some dimwits really interpret this to mean he is threatening INNOCENT citizens! This reasoning is so ABSURD that I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.”
The President has vowed to deal with the scoundrels destroying public infrastructure & killing people to instigate insurrection & some dimwits really interpret this to mean he is threatening INNOCENT citizens! This reasoning is so ABSURD that I don’t know whether to laugh or cry
— Festus Keyamo, SAN (@fkeyamo) June 1, 2021
