Opposition plans to stop Tinubu’s inauguration – Keyamo

The director of public affairs of the president-elect and Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo (SAN), has decried plans by the opposition political parties to stop the May 29 inauguration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the president.

Keyamo, who disclosed this on Saturday in a statement titled ‘Statement on Planned Protests Opposition Parties: Our Silence, not Cowardice’, said these misguided individuals have called for “either the cancellation of the results or that the President-elect should not be inaugurated on the 29th of May 2023.”

He said these actions are not in tandem with constitutional provisions or the electoral laws, adding that there was a need to call them to order because of the national security implications.

“We are aware of the intentions of those engaged in these treasonable and subversive acts,” he said.

“We also know those involved in the many plots being contrived to undermine the transition in particular and democracy in general.

Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in its reaction to Keyamo’s statement, described it as a lazy comment.

The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Debo Ologunagba told Daily Trust on Sunday that Nigerians are free to express themselves and will not be cowed or intimidated by the ruling party.