{"id":61761,"date":"2018-04-18T13:35:04","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T12:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=61761"},"modified":"2018-04-18T13:35:04","modified_gmt":"2018-04-18T12:35:04","slug":"ress-statement-why-i-accepted-to-serve-by-festus-keyamo-san-fciarb-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ress-statement-why-i-accepted-to-serve-by-festus-keyamo-san-fciarb-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"RESS STATEMENT: WHY I ACCEPTED TO SERVE BY FESTUS KEYAMO, SAN, FCIArb (UK),"},"content":{"rendered":"
DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI CAMPAIGN<\/div>\n
ORGANISATION (OFFICIAL SPOKESPERSON)<\/div>\n
Just yesterday, my appointment as the Director, Strategic Communications<\/div>\n
of President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation was made public. In<\/div>\n
that capacity, I would be the Official Spokesperson of the President\u2019s<\/div>\n
campaigns for the 2019 Presidential Election.<\/div>\n
Let me put it on record that I was indeed consulted before the<\/div>\n
announcement. Upon the offer, I wholeheartedly and proudly accepted the<\/div>\n
challenge to do this for the good of my country and for posterity. For in<\/div>\n
President Buhari I have found an approximation of the lofty values I<\/div>\n
cherish and have fought for all my life.<\/div>\n
I know millions of Nigerians have never seen me in the mould of partisan<\/div>\n
politics. This is because for the past two and half decades, I have been<\/div>\n
under intense public scrutiny while engaging successive governments<\/div>\n
(military and civilian) in the most critical way possible. The public has<\/div>\n
also watched me grow steadily all the way from that young, restless lawyer<\/div>\n
to the exalted position of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). In the<\/div>\n
process of my restless and relentless engagements of the authorities, I<\/div>\n
have been hounded, arrested, detained, paraded like a criminal, charged<\/div>\n
and discharged from courts severally, but remain unbowed. Hence, some of<\/div>\n
us have been branded as \u201cradicals\u201d and seen as completely apolitical.<\/div>\n
However, the ultimate aim of every struggle is not really to enthrone a<\/div>\n
perfect, flawless system. Only the starry-eyed, younger ones think such is<\/div>\n
possible. That is Utopia. Rather, the ultimate aim of the struggle is to<\/div>\n
enthrone a government (yes, even with the normal human flaws) that is<\/div>\n
focused, determined and fiercely opposed to the unscrupulous<\/div>\n
wheeler-dealers in the society, committed to protecting the interests of<\/div>\n
the down-trodden, the weak and vulnerable.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
One of the obvious ways to do this is to ensure that what belongs to all<\/div>\n
is not cornered by a few; and if they do so, to ensure that they are made<\/div>\n
to account and brought to justice. I can boldly say that no Government in<\/div>\n
the history of Nigeria has recovered so much looted funds as that of<\/div>\n
President Muhammadu Buhari. The fact that this Government has clearly<\/div>\n
chosen this path in protecting the masses of our country (as unpleasant as<\/div>\n
it has been to some) is one of the many reasons why I am so proud and bold<\/div>\n
about my support for the re-election bid of President Muhammadu Buhari.<\/div>\n
In doing this, I take a cue from my revered late boss, Chief Gani<\/div>\n
Fawehinmi, SAN who mentored me. Throughout his career, he also<\/div>\n
consistently and fiercely engaged every government in Nigeria and suffered<\/div>\n
as a result. Guess what? THE ONLY GOVERNMENT HE FULLY SUPPORTED THROUGHOUT<\/div>\n
HIS LIFETIME was that led by General Muhammdu Buhari in 1984 \u2013 1985; and<\/div>\n
that was to the chagrin of some of his professional colleagues and fellow<\/div>\n
\u201cradicals\u201d. However, he saw what they did not see at that time, because<\/div>\n
when that government was overthrown by General Babangida, what followed<\/div>\n
was the worst era in our history in terms of institutionalizing corruption<\/div>\n
and political chicanery in Nigeria. In the 2007 Presidential election, my<\/div>\n
late boss again endorsed General Buhari in the following words: \u201cWhen we<\/div>\n
talk of anti-corruption war, there is no way you will exclude General<\/div>\n
Buhari. I don\u2019t want to hear what a political party is going to do,<\/div>\n
whether ANPP or PDP or NDP or which other political\u00a0 organization. Tell me<\/div>\n
who is leading the party, tell me who is leading the government, that\u2019s my<\/div>\n
concern. It\u2019s a matter of leadership. This is a serious election, very<\/div>\n
serious one\u201d.<\/div>\n
Some of those same forces and interests that saw the back of General<\/div>\n
Buhari in 1985 are still very much around with us. You can hear their<\/div>\n
voices getting louder of late, preaching hate and toiling hard to incite<\/div>\n
the people against the President. They want us to go back to our old ways,<\/div>\n
disguised as if they genuinely care for the masses of this country. When<\/div>\n
you look at the profile and ignoble antecedents of these characters – the<\/div>\n
emergency heroes, some of us have no option but to undertake this role we<\/div>\n
have been called upon to assume just to ensure that they do not succeed in<\/div>\n
their selfish enterprise.<\/div>\n
For all I have said above, my convictions about this job are deep and well<\/div>\n
thought-out. Given my background, it is clear that I cannot be a<\/div>\n
sycophantic rabble-rouser, looking for some personal gains. Having reached<\/div>\n
the top echelon of my career, some of us can conveniently stay away from<\/div>\n
all these, and continue to earn a good living from our thriving law<\/div>\n
practice. However, the call of duty beckons because we are at a critical<\/div>\n
crossroads in our history where one wrong turn may take us back to the<\/div>\n
sorry state from which we are emerging. We are here to convince and appeal<\/div>\n
to the masses not to allow us take that wrong turn.<\/div>\n
Now, it is important I elaborate a bit on this \u201csorry state\u201d from which we<\/div>\n
are coming. Some people always attempt to befuddle the issues by<\/div>\n
continually reminding us of certain statistics that existed before 2015<\/div>\n
and after 2015. However, our situation before 2015 is comparable to that<\/div>\n
of a car on a high speed, seemingly doing well on the road, but with the<\/div>\n
temperature gauge already rising. That car is in trouble. But to the<\/div>\n
uninformed, the car would be seen as doing well. However, the callous<\/div>\n
driver, fully aware of the rising temperature in the engine, continues to<\/div>\n
speed on. After some time, it is inevitable that the engine of the car<\/div>\n
would overheat and crash. In that state, the callous driver hands over the<\/div>\n
car to the new driver. The new driver, seeing the condition of the<\/div>\n
vehicle, decides to fix the radiator first which is responsible for the<\/div>\n
overheating in order to protect the engine, before setting out on the road<\/div>\n
again. Yet, the callous driver mischievously calls everyone to come and<\/div>\n
see how the new driver has parked the car to fix the engine before setting<\/div>\n
out once again. The callous driver tells everyone that the new driver is<\/div>\n
clueless; that that is why the car was parked briefly.<\/div>\n
The above anecdote is a graphic reflection of the situation we find<\/div>\n
ourselves. With the crash in oil prices just before 2015, the previous<\/div>\n
government resorted to borrowing to pay salaries and recklessly drew down<\/div>\n
on our foreign reserves, just to give the impression that all was well. So<\/div>\n
much unearned money was also circulating in the country amongst a few,<\/div>\n
giving the false impression that we were in a buoyant economy. However,<\/div>\n
the economy was headed for a crash. All the indices show that the slip<\/div>\n
into recession started shortly before this government took over, like the<\/div>\n
car which engine was already over-heating.<\/div>\n
The attempt by a few to deceive the people that all was well with us<\/div>\n
before this government took over, is one of the reasons some of us have<\/div>\n
decided to come out of our shells to put a hole in that false narrative.<\/div>\n
It is simply a big lie. I am persuaded that the Buhari Government took the<\/div>\n
right measures to halt a bigger disaster awaiting our economy had it been<\/div>\n
otherwise. Those who are persuaded otherwise are within their legitimate<\/div>\n
right to do so. We are all patriots, trying to find the right answers to<\/div>\n
our problems as a nation. However, if you are persuaded otherwise, kindly<\/div>\n
state in details what exactly should have been done to run the economy<\/div>\n
better, given the crash in oil prices and production that dropped to<\/div>\n
around 700,000 barrels per day. Surely, discerning Nigerians would no<\/div>\n
longer buy the fable of \u201cBuhari destroyed our economy\u201d.<\/div>\n
If I voted Buhari in 2015 and I am to vote for him again in 2019, then why<\/div>\n
can\u2019t I campaign vigorously for him? I see no reason. It is a fallacy to<\/div>\n
say you are neutral in politics, yet you step forward to cast your vote at<\/div>\n
elections. If you are persuaded enough to vote for a candidate of your<\/div>\n
choice, then you must also be persuaded enough to campaign for that<\/div>\n
candidate, because your vote would be lost if you do not convince others<\/div>\n
to also adopt your position.<\/div>\n
That is why I have made my choice for 2019 and I will publicly stand by<\/div>\n
it. That choice is President Muhammadu Buhari. For those who are persuaded<\/div>\n
otherwise, I challenge them to also name their choices because you cannot<\/div>\n
criticise my choice of a candidate without naming your own choice. After<\/div>\n
all, the President would not be running against ghosts or against a<\/div>\n
vacuum. Therefore, this is not a time to hide behind a blanket criticism<\/div>\n
of any candidate. Each candidate should be assessed in comparative terms<\/div>\n
with other candidates.<\/div>\n
There has also been much attempt to de-market the President using his age<\/div>\n
and health as pummeling tools, and as such raising the decibel in the<\/div>\n
clarion call for a young or younger President. Firstly, on the issues of<\/div>\n
age and health, it would be ungodly and outrageous for a mere mortal to<\/div>\n
assume the status of God Almighty to speculate on the longevity or<\/div>\n
strength of any human being. Even doctors have been proven wrong on so<\/div>\n
many occasions. It is a matter entirely in the hands of God. Our past<\/div>\n
Presidents that died in office (Abacha and Yar\u2019Adua) were in their prime.<\/div>\n
In fact, Abacha did not even show any sign of a failing health before he<\/div>\n
slumped and died. In Zimbabwe, the main opposition candidate for years,<\/div>\n
Morgan Tsvangirai used the issue of age and health to campaign against<\/div>\n
President Mugabe, urging him to go and retire and rest. Yet, just a few<\/div>\n
weeks ago, Morgan Tsvangirai died at the age of 65 and Mugabe is still<\/div>\n
alive and kicking at the age of 94. Those are the mysterious ways of God<\/div>\n
Almighty. No human being should even use that as a campaign gimmick. That<\/div>\n
person would be courting the wrath of God Almighty.<\/div>\n
In addition, no one can argue that age has anything to do with the<\/div>\n
required integrity to be the President of a country. I also firmly believe<\/div>\n
that our value systems in politics and the society have been so damaged<\/div>\n
pre-2015, that a firm and experienced hand is needed to reset our<\/div>\n
collective psyche before we can set sail again. The notion that public<\/div>\n
office is just available to share money which was the norm pre-2015 is<\/div>\n
gradually being changed. Spending a few more years to sustain that kind of<\/div>\n
re-orientation will do us a world of good. President Buhari is one of the<\/div>\n
very last of the upright Mohicans in Nigeria available to help reclaim<\/div>\n
public integrity before he takes his bow in 2023, if the Nigerian people<\/div>\n
so wish. We must take advantage of his still being around to deepen the<\/div>\n
nation\u2019s moral fabric.<\/div>\n
The choices before us have never been so CLEAR in the history of our<\/div>\n
country. On the one hand are those who are already in the mud and seeking<\/div>\n
to drag others into the mud. These are the ones who keep saying \u201cWe are<\/div>\n
all corrupt together\u201d, and who keep confessing and apologising like people<\/div>\n
coming out of a trance. They say they should be forgiven because they have<\/div>\n
been \u201chonest\u201d enough to confess and apologise. Fellow Nigerians, there is<\/div>\n
nothing like an honest thief. It is a disgusting oxymoron. A thief is a<\/div>\n
thief. This is especially so if the thief did not willingly come out to<\/div>\n
admit he was a thief until his hands were caught right inside the cookie<\/div>\n
jar.<\/div>\n
The other choice before us is a President who has been accused of<\/div>\n
everything that is false but even his most ardent critics, and detractors<\/div>\n
locally and internationally have not accused him of having a penchant for<\/div>\n
wealth accumulation. I am persuaded to campaign for him by his austere<\/div>\n
lifestyle, his Spartan taste and frugal nature. I am not looking for a god<\/div>\n
or an angel to vote for. They are not around here on earth. I am only<\/div>\n
looking for someone with these minimum personal qualities I have<\/div>\n
enumerated above. The President\u2019s other human flaws may be there, but I am<\/div>\n
waiting for the candidates of our opponents to show me their credentials<\/div>\n
from heaven.<\/div>\n
People can easily point to those with questionable past in the ruling<\/div>\n
party, the APC. With my antecedents and in my true conscience, I cannot<\/div>\n
defend them and cannot make excuses for them. However, in joining the<\/div>\n
President\u2019s party, they are subjecting themselves to the disciplined<\/div>\n
leadership of the President. Like Chief Gani Fawehinmi, SAN said above, it<\/div>\n
is the leadership that matters. Like I always ask: should we all stop<\/div>\n
going to church because some known sinners also throng to churches every<\/div>\n
Sunday? The obvious answer is in the negative. On the other hand, the<\/div>\n
other party whose key leaders were all part of those who pilfered our<\/div>\n
commonwealth are about to present us with one amongst themselves as a<\/div>\n
Presidential candidate in 2019. Of course, reasonable Nigerians are<\/div>\n
waiting to dismiss that before it happens.<\/div>\n
However, for some of my friends, colleagues and associates who are still<\/div>\n
persuaded by the other way of running our country, and who belong to<\/div>\n
different political platforms, all I can do is to wish them well, but also<\/div>\n
state that this is a time for us to agree to disagree. It is all for the<\/div>\n
good of our country. It will bring out the best in us in canvassing our<\/div>\n
persuasions. However, I will be putting my heart and soul to this<\/div>\n
assignment and if anyone is offended by my commitment to the cause, I<\/div>\n
offer no apology. You can also do likewise to advance your cause.<\/div>\n
Nigerians would decide at the end of the day.<\/div>\n
My message to all those teeming supporters who did it in 2015 for our<\/div>\n
President is that you do not abandon a ship with which you set sail<\/div>\n
midway. Our race is not a 100-meter dash. It is a marathon race to rescue<\/div>\n
our country. We are almost there. When we turn the corner in 2019, you<\/div>\n
will see the tape at the finishing line. We must not run out of breaths.<\/div>\n
We believed in 2015. We must keep that belief alive. The hallmark of true<\/div>\n
supporters is to stand firm in times of storm and in times of calm. The<\/div>\n
storm is almost over. The President has battled to take control of the<\/div>\n
steering wheel of the nation and we are on course.<\/div>\n
Do not let the naysayers bully you whether in real life or in cyberspaces.<\/div>\n
When they run out of arguments, they resort to abuses. If they abuse you,<\/div>\n
see them as patriots, but misguided ones; if they attack you, see them as<\/div>\n
patriots, but misguided ones; if they call you unprintable names, see them<\/div>\n
as passionate patriots, but misguided ones. Do not retaliate. With time,<\/div>\n
especially when majority of votes wipe out their minority opinions in<\/div>\n
2019, they will come round to you and acknowledge your vision. So, hold<\/div>\n
your own and keep your heads up.<\/div>\n
For us, this race is never a do-or-die affair. We shall present the facts<\/div>\n
as we see them and let Nigerians decide. We do not have to hire Cambridge<\/div>\n
Analytica to scare the electorate. They are already sufficiently scared by<\/div>\n
the humongous corruption that took place under the watch of the last<\/div>\n
government; the electorate are already sufficiently scared by those who<\/div>\n
are apologizing just to sneak their way back to power; the electorate are<\/div>\n
also sufficiently scared by the tons of cash buried in graveyards, farm<\/div>\n
houses, luxury flats in Ikoyi, in Yachts in the High Seas and those used<\/div>\n
to buy real estate strewn all over the world.<\/div>\n
Nigerians know from where their problems came. They know it is not<\/div>\n
President Buhari. They know it came from some of those battling tooth and<\/div>\n
nail to displace him. Those who are persuaded by us should not remain<\/div>\n
aloof, please. Kindly join us in this journey.<\/div>\n
Thank you.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
FESTUS KEYAMO, SAN, FCIArb (UK).<\/div>\n
Director, Strategic Communications,<\/div>\n
President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation<\/div>\n
(Official Spokesperson)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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