May 29 Handover: Who Can Stop Tinubu’s Inauguration? Keyamo Speaks

May 29 Handover: Who Can Stop Tinubu’s Inauguration? Keyamo Speaks

  • A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress has revealed who has the power to stop the inauguration of Bola Tinubu, president-elect as the challenge of
  • Ahead of the May 29 handover ceremony, Festus Keyamo has revealed that only God can stop the smooth transition of power, the inaugural ceremony of Tinubu
  • The minister of state for labour and employment, disclosed also that the ruling party is unbothered by the move of some politicians to stop the event from holding

The minister of state for labour and employment, Festus Keyamo (SAN) has revealed the one who may possibly stop the handover ceremony of the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday, May 29.

Keyamo noted that only God can stop the inauguration of Tinubu on May 29th.

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Festus Keyamo says nothing can stop Tinubu’s swearing-in on May 29. Photo credit: Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
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Keyamo sends word to those trying to stop Tinubu's inauguration

The chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) made this disclosure in a statement made available to Vanguard on Tuesday, April 25.

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The chief spokesperson of the defunct Tinubu-Shettima presidential campaign council said the ruling APC is not nursing any fear concerning the inauguration of Tinubu.

Keyamo stated thus,

“Why should we exercise any fear? Any opposition member alive now who believes that for some legal reasons, Asiwaju will not be inaugurated must be living in fools’ paradise.”
“Except there is an Act of God who is Almighty, nothing will stop the inauguration of Asiwaju. The opposition should just concentrate on their Petitions in court or start preparing for 2027,” he added.

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Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, has been confronted with another problem ahead of the May 29 inauguration as an Abuja Court of Appeal received fresh notice to stop the handing over.

A former presidential candidate of the Hope Democratic Party (HDP) in the 2019 election and constitutional lawyer, Ambrose Owuru, instituted the suit with the marked number CA/CV/259/2023.

The plaintiff joined President Muhammadu Buhari; Abubakar Malami, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice; and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd respondents in the motion.

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Legit.ng earlier reported that Godswill Akpabio, a former governor and senator-elect, met with Bola Tinubu less than 24 hours after the president-elect's return to the country.

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In what seemed like a plot to up his game for the Senate presidency seat, Akpabio met Tinubu alongside APC national chairman Abdullahi Adamu.

Recall that the South-South senator stepped down for the president-elect during the APC presidential primary.

Source: Legit.ng

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