Barr. Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development, has accused the African Democratic Congress (ADC) of refusing to clearly zone its presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 elections.
In a post on X on Thursday, Keyamo said the ADC’s hesitation was because the party “belongs to one man called Atiku Abubakar”.
Keyamo argued that the situation mirrors what he described as the crisis that engulfed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2023 presidential election.
“It is the exact corner that Atiku pushed PDP to in 2023 that ADC now finds itself — the inability to zone its presidential ticket,” he said.
The minister said Nigeria’s political sensitivity makes zoning a critical requirement for any party with national ambitions.
Keyamo said the All Progressives Congress (APC) benefitted from its zoning decision in 2023, adding that the PDP is “still reeling from that disastrous decision”.
The minister accused Atiku of attempting to “camouflage” behind Peter Obi to secure votes through what he described as a flawed political arrangement.
“Atiku wants to camouflage with Peter Obi and surreptitiously secure his votes and become president on a flawed template that will damage our fragile unity as a nation.
“And Peter Obi is supporting this contraption for selfish reasons — throwing the entire country under the bus for a mess of pottage called a VP ticket,” he said.
The minister said Obi would “soon learn in a hard way,” adding that the former governor’s supporters are being misled.
“Commiserations to the naive Obi supporters who are being led into a dead end by wily, old war horses in politics,” he said.
He added that both the ruling party and the opposition would be subjected to intense political scrutiny ahead of the elections.
“So, there is no hiding place for the opposition, just like there is no hiding place for the ruling party,” Keyamo said.
Mr keyamo y are u so afraid. Concentrate on ur job or do u want to b APC spoke person? U were d same person who vow to jail Tinubu when u were EFCC prosecutor then. U said Tinubu stole a lot of Lagos state money but now u ar in gvmnt, u ar his chief supporter. What a shame.
EMMA DON’T MIND KEYAMO THAT TALKS FROM BOTH SIDES OF HIS MOUTH. HE IS SO AFRAID. HE AND HIS JITTERY APC HAVE DONE THE CALCULATIONS AND HAVE SEEN AN ATIKU/OBI TICKET WILL UPROOT THEM OUT OF POWER SO EFFORTLESSLY. DID YOU SEE WHAT HE SAID WE SHOULD BOOKMARK THE OTHER DAY THAT OBI WOULD STILL BE VP AND MAKE EXCUSES FOR HIS DECISION? HE KNOWS OBI BEING VP TO ATIKU IS THE ULTIMATE TICKET TO DISGRACE THEM OUT OF POWER LIKE NO OTHER HENCE HIS LITTLE MIND THINKS HE COULD MOCK OBI NOT TO BE VP.
THINGS CHANGE IN POLITICS AND OBI WILL SURELY BE VP TO ATIKU IN ADC FOR THE LOVE OF THE MASSES.
ATIKU WILL REGISTER HIS NAME AS NIGERIA’S PRESIDENT FOR A TERM AND OBI WILL BE SUPPORTED TO BE PRESIDENT THEREAFTER. THAT’S THE CARD I SEE.
WHAT WE MOSTLY CARE ABOUT FOR NOW IS TO KICK TINUBU AND HIS CONFUSED GOVT OUT OF POWER! WE SHALL SURELY KICK THEM OUT BECAUSE THEY ARE SO CONFUSED AND INCOMPETENT!
NOT ONE SINGLE THING CAN TINUBU ACHIEVE OTHER THAN ENRICHMENT OF HIMSELF AND FAMILY. SUCH A SELFISH POLITICIAN!