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They fell for my bait, Keyamo taunts vacation video critics

by Alade Abayomi Adeleke
April 22, 2023
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The Federal Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has taunted his critics over the video of him enjoying a holiday vacation abroad.

 

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The All Progressive Congress Spokesperson in the 2023 general elections had shared a 14-second video of himself jogging in his neighborhood abroad, as he was enjoying a vacation after the much contended and controversial presidential election.

 

Keyamo, who shared the video on his Twitter handle on Thursday, received backlashes from critics, questioning his wealth and how he is able to afford the real estate property he featured in.

 

Keyamo had captioned the video, “Thank you Mr. President, ⁦@MBuhari⁩ and President-elect ⁦@officialABAT⁩ for a well-deserved vacation. Keeping fit in my neighbourhood. May 29th on my mind….”

 

Afterwards, he received knocks from online users such as:

 

@aisosaigiebor: “No shame sha? If not government money sha”

 

@Demoore90210: ” Wealth without enterprise”

 

In a more recent tweet on Saturday, the human rights activist has said the video was only a bait to taunt sore losers at the last elections.

 

He also added that, the property seen in the video was his and the least expensive of all his real estate properties.

 

He tweeted, “Two days ago, I decided to bait the horde of sore losers at the last elections with a video of my vacation in ONE OF MY PROPERTIES abroad as I did a light workout. Expectedly, they fell so terribly for the bait. Being folks of low moral standards, they seem to view everyone from their own depraved universe. Given same position of public trust and authority, I bet they would easily compromise. So, they assume everyone will wallow in the same moral squalor like them.

 

“For some of us who have built a huge reputation of honour, integrity and accountability and championed the fight against corruption — long before public office- probity and openness remain our guiding principles.

 

“By letters dated March 6, 2019 (long before I was appointed a Minister and immediately I was appointed a Board member of the NDIC), and in line with our Constitution, I wrote to the relevant government agencies, informing them of the closure of my foreign account(s) and the repatriation of my funds to the country, being some savings I had made as a private legal practitioner and a property investor over decades. The numbers of those accounts, both abroad and in Nigeria were clearly stated in those letters. Those foreign funds were lying in my accounts until my appointment as a Minister later in 2019 and formed part of my assets declaration.

 

“In 2021, I again wrote to the relevant agencies (by letters dated January 22, 2021), informing them of the movement of those funds out of the country to purchase a property as a better investment decision, instead of the funds lying idly in the account whilst I am in public office. The letters were duly acknowledged. I followed up again with Whatsapp chats same day to the heads of those agencies, informing them of the delivery of those letters and the contents of the letters and they acknowledged receipt. I have the acknowledged copies of those letters and those chats and replies are still on my phone, showing the dates of those chats.

 

“So, I had a good laugh when I saw the trending issues regarding just one of my properties in the US. It is even very laughable to think that after active, high-profile practice of law culminating in my privilege as a member of the Inner Bar (together with being an International Arbitrator) and thoughtful investments in real estate spanning over 30 years, I cannot afford such a relatively modest property.

 

“Understandably, some people seem to underrate us because we live a simple, modest life and we are not given to ostentatious display of wealth and the vanities of life like some people do. Lol. Well, for these haters, I have another bad news for them: let me now disclose that of my entire real estate portfolio (both home and abroad), this is about the CHEAPEST of my several properties. Those who are VERY CLOSE to me over the years know exactly what I am talking about. My flourishing and manned law Chambers (whilst I am away on national assignment) and my real estate investments are still far more financially profitable than serving my country. Ours is a labour of love to my country. My Assets Declaration is there for all to see. (Again, this is verifiable.)

 

“Some of us don’t need Government funds or patronage to get by. Whatever we do and whoever we support is out of our deep convictions. And yes, we have worked our socks off in the last 30 years!

 

“Please, expect more videos!😁😁😁”

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