Buhari Called for Removal of Keyamo as APC Campaign's Spokesman? Presidency Reacts
- The presidency has debunked the report claiming President Buhari called for Keyamo's removal as the APC campaign's spokesman
- Presidential spokesman Garba Shehu said Buhari and the APC presidential candidate, Tinubu, are happy with the job the minister of state for labour is doing
- Shehu urged supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress to ignore the report which he described as fake
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State House, Abuja - Presidential spokesman Garba Shehu says the report claiming President Muhammadu Buhari has called for the removal of Festus Keyamo as a spokesperson of the APC Presidential Campaign Council is untrue.
Shehu made this known in a statement released on Monday evening, September 26.
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The statement reads:
"The news that President Muhammadu Buhari has called for the removal of Festus Keyamo, SAN as a spokesperson of the APC Presidential Campaign Council is fake news.
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"Both President Buhari and the Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu are happy with the job Keyamo doing, and with the general set up of the impending campaign, which has already become an example for other parties.
"We aware that conspiracy theories are being hatched with a ripple effect to defame our party leaders and hold back the campaign. Supporters of our candidates should not pay attention to “news” from these fountains of false narratives."
2023 presidency: Keyamo says Nigerians are "too hungry" to bother about religion
Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that the spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council said Nigerians will not be engaging in politics of religion and faith in the forthcoming election.
Fetus Keyamo noted citizens across the country are too hungry to be deceived into supporting a particular candidate because of faith or religion in the forthcoming election.
Speaking during an interview with Channels Television which was monitored by Legit.ng, Keyamo opined that Nigerians are too hungry and are only interested in policies that would address the hunger ravaging the people.
Keyamo knocks pastors who criticise APC's Muslim-Muslim Ticket
In another report, Keyamo urged pastors to stop meddling in politics.
The Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) was reacting to recent comments from the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN).
He said the religious body has no right to criticize the ruling party's decisions, adding that the PFN are not members of the APC and should go and vote on election day.
Source: Legit.ng
