Keyamo Speaks On N45m Nomination Form Bought For Buhari

Festus Keyamo Explains Why Buhari Is Not Guilty

Festus Keyamo, spokesman of President Muhammadu Buhari’s reelection campaign has noted that the electoral law on purchasing nomination forms is being twisted.

Keyamo, who was reacting to criticisms that followed the purchase of a presidential nomination form for Buhari by the Nigeria Consolidation Ambassador Network (NCAN).

Recall that on Wednesday as contained in earlier reports by Naija News, the group presented a cheque of N45 million to Adams Oshiomhole, All Progressive Congress, APC national chairman, for the purpose of buying Buhari’s form.

Critics of the gesture said it goes against section 91 (9) of the electoral act which says “no individual or other entity shall donate more than one million naira to any candidate”.

SKC Ogbonnia, a presidential aspirant in the APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had described the development as a violation of the electoral act.

In response, Keyamo said the president is still an “aspiring aspirant” and not yet a candidate of the APC in the 2019 elections.

An aspirant is a person who seeks to contest an elective position under a political party while a candidate is one who has been selected by a party to bear its flag in an election against other parties.

The senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) took to Twitter to absolve Buhari of any wrongdoing, describing those quoting the act as “mischievous”.

See Tweets Below

Some mischievous persons are reading S. 91(9) of the Electoral Act upside down. The section limits CASH (not material) donations in respect of CANDIDATES to N1m. PMB is not a CANDIDATE. He’s an aspiring ASPIRANT. He becomes an ASPIRANT only when he submits his Forms to his Party

— Festus Keyamo, SAN (@fkeyamo) September 7, 2018

Let’s be clear that d present govt may not have gotten EVERY decision right or taken EVERY step right since 2015, but we urge Nigs. to put the sincerity & personal integrity of Mr. President on an overall scale against those of his opponents in 2019 and see where the scale tilts

— Festus Keyamo, SAN (@fkeyamo) September 7, 2018

 

Let’s be clear that d present govt may not have gotten EVERY decision right or taken EVERY step right since 2015, but we urge Nigs. to put the sincerity & personal integrity of Mr. President on an overall scale against those of his opponents in 2019 and see where the scale tilts

— Festus Keyamo, SAN (@fkeyamo) September 7, 2018

Some of us are prepared to be misunderstood, abused & maligned by a few for d position we have taken today about the future of our country because we see behind the scenes and WE KNOW THE TRUTH. It is better to be vindicated by posterity than to be applauded wrongly at the moment

— Festus Keyamo, SAN (@fkeyamo) September 7, 2018